 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 368 pages
...exprefs this excellence more fignificantly, beg permiffion to affirm, that the blind might have feen him in his voice, and the deaf have heard him in his vifage: His gefture, o'r as it is commonly called his aftion, was but the refult, and neceflary -confequence... | |
 | Aaron Hill - 1753 - 428 pages
...this excellence the more fignificantly, beg permiffion to af-r firm, that the blind might have Jeen him, in his voice, and the deaf have heard him, in his "oifage. ' -. > , ' His gejlure, or, as it is commonly call'd, his aftion, was but the refult, and... | |
 | 1761 - 474 pages
...this excellence the more " fignificantly, beg permifiion to affirm, that the blind might " have feen him in his voice, and the deaf have heard him " in his vifage. His gefture, or, as it is commonly called, Cl his adUon, was but the refult and neceffary confequence... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 464 pages
...excellence the more •** fignificantly, beg permiffion to affirm, that the blind might " have feen him in his voice, and the deaf have heard him " in his vifage. His gefture, or, as it is commonly called, " his aflion, was but the refult and neceflary confequence... | |
 | Benjamin Victor - 1761 - 230 pages
...this Excellence the mwe fignifi" cantly, beg Permiffion to affirm, that ** the Blind might have feen him in his " Voice, and the Deaf have heard him in " his nfage *." As to his Abilities, he was an excellent Scholar, and had a fine Tafte for Poetry, Painting,... | |
 | 1761 - 474 pages
...tempted to borrow the aid of «' fignincantly, beg permiffion to affirm, that the blind might " have feen him in his voice, and the deaf have heard him " in his vifage. His gefiure, or, as it is commonly called, " his a£lion, was but the refult and neceflary... | |
 | 1784 - 504 pages
...affirm, that the blind might " bold hgure, and, to exprefs ihis excellence the more figni" have feen him in his voice, and the deaf have heard him in " his vifage. His geliure, or, as it is commonly called, his " adion, was but the refult and neceffory confcquence... | |
 | William Cook - 1804 - 468 pages
...figure, and, to express this excellence the more significantly, beg permission to affirm, that the blend might have seen him in his voice, and the deaf have heard him in lii&vrsagti'" •• i : Tbongh Though Booth, from the possession of these qualifications, must, by... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 534 pages
...countenance. So that it was Mr. Booth's peculiar felicity to be heard and seen the same — whether as the pleased, the grieved, the pitying, the reproachful,...seen him in his voice, and the deaf have heard him iu his visage. His gesture, or, as it is commonly called, his action, was but the result and necessary... | |
 | 1813 - 496 pages
...happy in his execution. It was this actor's peculiar felicity to be heard and seen the same, whether as the pleased, the grieved, the pitying, the reproachful,...voice, and the deaf have heard him in his visage. As to his abilities he was an excellent scholar, and had a fine taste for poetry, painting, and statuary.... | |
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Booth's peculiar felicity to be heard and seen the same — whether as the pleased, the grieved, the pitying, the reproachful, or the angry. One would... 
