.Nw.ODc1: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
122 | 122 | ||
The following was written by | The following was written by Mr Sherrife,who was deaf & dumb on seeing Mr | ||
Garrick act [4 flourishes] | Garrick act [4 flourishes] | ||
When Britain's Roscius on the stage appears, | When Britain's Roscius on the stage appears, | ||
[ | [W]ho charms all eyes, & I am told all ears; | ||
With ease, the various | With ease, the various passions I can trace | ||
Clearly reflected from his wondrous face; | Clearly reflected from his wondrous face; | ||
While true conception, with just action join'd | |||
[ | [St]rongly impress each image on my mind. | ||
What need of | What need of sounds, when plainly I descry, | ||
The earnest features and the speaking | The earnest features and the speaking eye; | ||
[ | [Th]at eye whose bright & penetrating ray | ||
[ | [D]oth Shakespears meaning to my soul convey | ||
[ | [B]est commentator on great Shakespear's text, | ||
When Garrick acts [written above crossed out: speaks], no passage seems | When Garrick acts [written above crossed out: speaks], no passage seems perplext. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:19, 5 October 2017
122
The following was written by Mr Sherrife,who was deaf & dumb on seeing Mr Garrick act [4 flourishes]
When Britain's Roscius on the stage appears, [W]ho charms all eyes, & I am told all ears; With ease, the various passions I can trace Clearly reflected from his wondrous face; While true conception, with just action join'd [St]rongly impress each image on my mind. What need of sounds, when plainly I descry, The earnest features and the speaking eye; [Th]at eye whose bright & penetrating ray [D]oth Shakespears meaning to my soul convey [B]est commentator on great Shakespear's text, When Garrick acts [written above crossed out: speaks], no passage seems perplext.