The Spectator, Volume 1J. Duncan, 1791 |
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Pagina 18
... OPERA RIDICULED .. An opera may be allowed to be extravagantly lavish in its decorations , as its only design is to gratify the senses and keep up an indolent attention in the audience . Common sense , however , requires that there ...
... OPERA RIDICULED .. An opera may be allowed to be extravagantly lavish in its decorations , as its only design is to gratify the senses and keep up an indolent attention in the audience . Common sense , however , requires that there ...
Pagina 19
... opera . As I was walking in the street about a fortnight ago , I saw an ordinary fellow carrying a cage full of little birds upon his shoulder ; and , as I was wondering with myself what use he would put them to , he was met very ...
... opera . As I was walking in the street about a fortnight ago , I saw an ordinary fellow carrying a cage full of little birds upon his shoulder ; and , as I was wondering with myself what use he would put them to , he was met very ...
Pagina 20
... opera of RINALDO is filled with thun- der and lightning , illuminations and fire - works ; which the audience may look upon without catching cold , and indeed without much danger of being burnt ; for there are several engines filled ...
... opera of RINALDO is filled with thun- der and lightning , illuminations and fire - works ; which the audience may look upon without catching cold , and indeed without much danger of being burnt ; for there are several engines filled ...
Pagina 21
... opera are taken , I must entirely agree with Monsieur BOILEAU , that one verse in VIRGIL is worth all the clincant or tinsel of TASSO . But to return to the sparrows ; there have been so many flights of them let loose in this opera ...
... opera are taken , I must entirely agree with Monsieur BOILEAU , that one verse in VIRGIL is worth all the clincant or tinsel of TASSO . But to return to the sparrows ; there have been so many flights of them let loose in this opera ...
Pagina 48
... OPERA RIDICULED . MART . THERE is nothing that of late years has afforded mat- ter of greater amusement to the town than Signior Ni- COLINI'S combat with a lion in the Hay - Market , which has been very often exhibited to the general ...
... OPERA RIDICULED . MART . THERE is nothing that of late years has afforded mat- ter of greater amusement to the town than Signior Ni- COLINI'S combat with a lion in the Hay - Market , which has been very often exhibited to the general ...
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acquaintance acrostics ADDISON admiration Æneid agreeable anagram ancient appear APRIL 13 ARISTOTLE audience beautiful behaviour BEN JOHNSON body called club conversation Covent Garden delight discourse dress DRYDEN endeavour English entertainment Ephesian matron eyes face fair sex favour genius gentleman give hand heard heart hero honour HUDIBRAS humble servant humour innocent Italian kind King lady laugh learned letter likewise lion live look lover mankind manner MARCH 15 means merry mind mistress nature nerally never night observed occasion opera OVID paper particular passion person PHARAMOND Pict play pleased poem poet PORUS present prince racter reader reason rhymes ridiculous scenes sense shew speak SPECTATOR stage talk tell thing thou thought tion told town tragedy turn verse VIRG VIRGIL virtue whole woman women words writing young