 Over in the transition of a single scene; old things were done away, and a new order at once brought forward, bright and luminous, and clearly destined to dispel the barbarisms and bigotry .of a tasteless age, too long attached to prejudices of custom,...  Contributions to the Edinburgh Review - Page 545by Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846Full view - About this book
 | 1806 - 512 pages
...tranfition 1 — it feemed as if a whole century had been ftept over in the tranfition of a fingle fcene ; old things were done away, and a new order at once brought forward, bright and luminous, and clearly dellined to difpel the barbanfms and bigotry of a taftelefs age, too long attached to the prejudices... | |
 | 1806 - 554 pages
...tranHtion ! It feemed as if a whole century had been ttepped over in the tranfition of a fingle fcene. Old things were done away, and a new order at once brought forward, blight and luminous, and tlearly deftined to difpel the barbarity of a taltelefs age, too long attached... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1807 - 456 pages
...heavy-paced Horatio —heavens, what a transition ! — it seemed as if a whole century had -been stept over in the transition of a single scene ; old things...prejudices of custom, and superstitiously devoted to VOL. i. Q •.• . . • • the illusions of imposing declamation. This heaven-born actorwas then... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1848 - 334 pages
...heavy-paced Horatio — heavens, what a transition! — it seemed as if a whole century had been swept over in the transition of a single scene ; old things...destined to dispel the barbarisms and bigotry of a taste96 GARRICK. less age, too long attached to the prejudices of custom, and superstitiously devoted... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 588 pages
...Horatio (Heavens, what a transition !) it seemed as if a whole century had been swept over in the space of a single scene ; old things were done away, and...dispel the barbarisms and bigotry of a tasteless age, loo long attached to the prejudices of custom, and superstitiously devoted to the illusions of imposing... | |
 | John Forster - 1854 - 512 pages
...what a m. si. " transition ! it seemed as if a whole century had been " stepped over in the passage of a single scene ; old " things were done away, and...luminous, and clearly destined to dispel " the barbarisms of a tasteless age, too long superstitiously " devoted to the illusions of imposing declamation." Such... | |
 | William Dawbarn - 1862 - 226 pages
...feature, came bounding on " the stage, it seemed as if a whole century had been " swept over in the space of a single scene ; old things "were done away, and...and luminous, and clearly destined to " dispel the barbarism and bigotry of a tasteless age, too " long attached to the illusions of imposing declama"tion."... | |
 | Dr. Doran (John) - 1865 - 448 pages
...scene ; old things were done away, and a new order at once brought forward, bright and hiinnoni .>us, and clearly destined to dispel the barbarisms and...tasteless age too long attached to the prejudices of ci stom, aixd superstitiously devoted to the illusions of imposing d clamation." Foote's imitation... | |
 | Dr. Doran (John) - 1865 - 446 pages
...Horatio (heavens ! what a transition), it seemed as if a whole century had been swept over in the space of a single scene ; old things were done away, and a new order at once brought forward, bright and harmonious, and clearly destined to dispel the barbarisms and bigotry of a tasteless age too long attached... | |
 | Dr. Doran (John) - 1865 - 442 pages
...Horatio (heavens ! what a transition), it seemed as if a whole century had been swept over in the space of a single scene ; old things were done away, and a new order at once brought forward, bright and harmonious, arid clearly destined to dispel the barbarisms and bigotry of a tasteless age too long... | |
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