Sir Joshua and His Circle, Volumen 2 |
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Academicians admiration afterwards Angelica Angelica Kauffmann artist asked Barry beauty Belonging Benjamin West Bonomi Boydell Breton brother brought colouring comedy daughter David Garrick dear death declared delighted desire Duke Earl Edmund Burke Emma England exhibition eyes Fanny Fanny Burney father favour France friends Fuseli Gainsborough Garrick George Romney George Selwyn girl given Goldsmith Greville Henry Fuseli honour hope hundred guineas hundred pounds husband Italy JEAN-JULIEN LEMORDANT John Boydell John Opie Johnson King Lady letter lived London Lord Carlisle Majesty manner Marchesa marriage married Mie-Mie never night Northcote Opie painted painter Paris person picture play portrait President received resignation returned Richard Brinsley Sheridan Richard Cosway Rome Romney Romney's Royal Academy sent Sheridan Siddons Sir Joshua Reynolds Sir William Sketch Study tell theatre thought thousand pounds Thrale told town wife wish woman women wounded write wrote young
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Página 409 - If they were not his own by finessing and trick: He cast off his friends, as a huntsman his pack, For he knew when he pleased he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallowed what came, And the puff of a dunce, he mistook it for fame; Till his relish grown callous, almost to disease, Who peppered the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind.
Página 386 - DEAR SIR, I entreat you'll relieve me from that state of suspense in which I have been kept for a long time. Whatever objections you have made or shall make to my play, I will endeavour to remove and not argue about them.
Página 387 - I ask many pardons for the trouble I gave you yesterday. Upon more mature deliberation, and the advice of a sensible friend, I began to think it indelicate in me to throw upon you the odium of confirming Mr. Colman's sentence. I therefore request you will send my play...
Página 393 - I was then at a loss indeed; an epilogue was to be made, and for none but Mrs. Bulkley. I made one, and Colman thought it too bad to be spoken; I was obliged therefore to try a fourth time, and I made a very mawkish thing, as you'll shortly see. Such is the history of my Stage adventures, and which I have at last done with. I cannot help saying, that I am very sick of the stage; and though I believe I shall get three tolerable benefits, yet I shall on the whole be a loser, even in a pecuniary light;...
Página 621 - I should desire that the last words which I should pronounce in this Academy, and from this place, might be the name of — MICHAEL ANGELO*.
Página 409 - Here lies David Garrick, describe me who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man ; As an actor, confess'd without rival to shine : As a wit, if not first, in the very first line : Yet, with talents like these, and an excellent heart, The man had his failings, a dupe to his art.
Página 381 - As for our intended journey to Devonshire I find it out of my power to perform it, for, as soon as I arrive at Dover I intend to let the ladies go on, and I will take a country lodging somewhere near that place in order to do some business. I have so outrun the constable, that I must mortify a little to bring it up again.
Página 584 - Wine has been celebrated for the production of eloquence. I put myself into violent motion, and I think repeated it; but all was vain. I then went to bed, and strange as it may seem, I think slept. When I saw light, it was time to contrive what I should do. Though GOD stopped my speech, he left me my hand; I enjoyed a mercy which was not granted to my dear friend Lawrence, 'who now perhaps overlooks me as I am writing, and rejoices that I have what he wanted. My first note was necessarily to my servant,...
Página 594 - Then, (said Johnson,) I will take no more physic, not even my opiates: for I have prayed that I may render up my soul to GOD unclouded.
Página 409 - Tho' secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick If they were not his own by finessing and trick ; He cast off his friends as a huntsman his pack, For he knew when he pleased he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he...