The Last Essays of EliaG. Routledge & sons, 1880 - 119 pages |
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Page 23
... tion to the scenical illu- sion produced . Whether such illusion can in any case be perfect , is not the question . The nearest approach to it , we are told , is , when the actor appears wholly unconscious of the pre- sence of ...
... tion to the scenical illu- sion produced . Whether such illusion can in any case be perfect , is not the question . The nearest approach to it , we are told , is , when the actor appears wholly unconscious of the pre- sence of ...
Page 88
... tion - but not as I do now , with tears trickling down your cheeks . To be an object of compassion to friends , of derision to foes ; to be suspected by strangers , stared at by fools ; to be esteemed dull when you cannot be witty , to ...
... tion - but not as I do now , with tears trickling down your cheeks . To be an object of compassion to friends , of derision to foes ; to be suspected by strangers , stared at by fools ; to be esteemed dull when you cannot be witty , to ...
Page 91
... tion - but not as I do now , with tears trickling down your cheeks . To be an object of compassion to friends , of derision to foes ; to be suspected by strangers , stared at by fools ; to be esteemed dull when you cannot be witty , to ...
... tion - but not as I do now , with tears trickling down your cheeks . To be an object of compassion to friends , of derision to foes ; to be suspected by strangers , stared at by fools ; to be esteemed dull when you cannot be witty , to ...
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