 His was the spell o'er hearts Which only Acting lends, — The youngest of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty blends : For ill can Poetry express Full many a tone of thought sublime, And Painting, mute and motionless. Steals but a glance of time....  The Development of the Drama - Page 3by Brander Matthews - 1903 - 350 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Philomathic institution - 1825 - 518 pages
...only Acting lends, The youngest of the sister arts, Where all their beauty blends. For Poetry can ill express Full many a tone of thought sublime ; And Painting, mute and motionless, Steals but one partial glance from Time. Cut by the mighty Actor brought, Illusion's wedded triumphs come, Verse... | |
 | James Boaden - Actors - 1825 - 650 pages
...only acting lends, The youngest of the sister arts. Where all tlieir beauty blemls. For Poetry can ill express Full many a tone of thought sublime , And Painting', mute and motionless, Steals but one partial glance from Time. I1ut by the mighty actor brought, Illusion's wedded triumphs come, YITSC... | |
 | Richard Ryan - Actors - 1825 - 332 pages
...the spell o'er hearts, Which only acting lends — The younger of the sister Arts, Where all thi-ir beauty blends. For ill can Poetry express Full many a tone of thought sublime ; And Fainting mute and motionless Steals but one glance from Time. But by the mighty Actor brought, Illusion's... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - English poetry - 1828 - 426 pages
...fare-thee-well !' His was the spell o'er hearts Which only acting lends, The youngest of the sister arts, Where all their beauty blends : For ill can Poetry...sublime. And Painting, mute and motionless, Steals but one glance from Time ; But, by the mighty actor brought, Illusion's wedded triumphs come, Verse ceases... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - English poetry - 1828 - 498 pages
...fare-thee-well !' His was the spell o'er hearts Which only acting lends, The youngest of the sister arts, Where all their beauty blends : For ill can Poetry...sublime, And Painting, mute and motionless, Steals but one glance from Time ; But, by the mighty actor brought, Illusion's wedded triumphs come, Verse ceases... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - English poetry - 1828 - 430 pages
...fare-thee-well !' His was the spell o'er hearts Which only acting lends, The youngest of the sister arts, Where all their beauty blends : For ill can Poetry...sublime. And Painting, mute and motionless, Steals but one glance from Time ; But, by the mighty actor brought, Illusion's wedded triumphs come, Verse ceases... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - English poetry - 1828 - 422 pages
...spell o'er hearts Which only acting lends, The youngest of the sister arts, Where all their heauty blends : For ill can Poetry express Full many a tone...sublime, And Painting, mute and motionless, Steals but one glance from Time ; But, by the mighty actor brought, Illusion's wedded triumphs come, Verse ceases... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1821 - 726 pages
...thee well." Hit ma the ipell o'er hearts, Which only Acting lends— The youngest of the lister Arts, Where all their beauty blends, For ill can Poetry...Full many a tone of thought sublime ; And Painting, route and motionless, Steals but one glance from Time. But, by the mighty Actor brought. Illusion's... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1829 - 520 pages
...thee well ! His was the spell o'er hearts Which only acting lends, The youngest of the bister Arts, Where all their beauty blends. For ill can Poetry...time. But by the mighty actor brought, Illusion's i»erfect triumph* come,— Verse ceases to be airy thought, And Sculpture to be dumb. Time may again... | |
 | English literature - 1829 - 506 pages
...certainly was, and is -The speU o'er hearts, Which only acting lends, The youngest of the sister arts, Where all their beauty blends : For ill can poetry...a glance of time. But by the mighty actor brought, Illusions perfect triumphs come, — Verse ceases to be airy thought, And sculpture to be dumb. Birmingham.... | |
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