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The Freemason. No. Vi.
by , with all the insolence ofpuppyism ? There is afribble , who , by his affected dress and manners , is the laughing-stocS : of all tha g irls he visits . Some swear he'd make a pretty doll for a child ; others think it a pity that Master Jackey was not bound apprentice to a man-milliner , where he might "display his exquisite taste and genus .
Were we to examine ourselves , all this affectation would cease . For who is there , when thoroughly acquainted with his own nothingness , then could any longer arrogate the least consequence ? Let then the wise man ' s precept , " Noscc teipsum , " be the proud man ' s lesson .
The Stage.
THE STAGE .
. BY JOHN TAYLOR , ESQ . Continued from Page 295 , ;
THOUGH justice should alone direct the Iays r The muse with pleasure tunes her voice to praise , Invok'd by genius , she deli ghted sings , And strikes with eager joy the trembling strings . But when stern truth his awful brow displays , And bids her quit the flow ' ry path of praise
, The cold injunction damps her sprightly song , And the slow verse reluctant drags along . SMITH , held so long a fav ' rite with the town . May smile securely at the critic ' s frown : Though on'this ground must rest his claim to praise —; He seems the gentleman whate ' er he plays ;
In nv ' ry character we always find The genuine traces of a cultur'd mind . His attitudes are always fbrm'd with grace , While ev ' ry limb assumes its proper place ; But yet ; if candour may her thoughts declare ^ They seem too much the objects of his care
. Oft , when a striking gesture he can find , The stream of passion dully creeps behind , And , slighting all that feeling should bestow , He tries his form in happiest lights to show . Thus , when the murd ' rous King should thrill with fright As Banquo ' s vision meets his guilty sight , " h
Thougev ' ry nerve ^ mechanically true , From habit startles at the horrid view , The mind itself seems perfectly at ease , Or doubting onl y if the start will please . But the chief blemish that obstructs his claim To the fair honours of theatric fame , 3 Ca
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason. No. Vi.
by , with all the insolence ofpuppyism ? There is afribble , who , by his affected dress and manners , is the laughing-stocS : of all tha g irls he visits . Some swear he'd make a pretty doll for a child ; others think it a pity that Master Jackey was not bound apprentice to a man-milliner , where he might "display his exquisite taste and genus .
Were we to examine ourselves , all this affectation would cease . For who is there , when thoroughly acquainted with his own nothingness , then could any longer arrogate the least consequence ? Let then the wise man ' s precept , " Noscc teipsum , " be the proud man ' s lesson .
The Stage.
THE STAGE .
. BY JOHN TAYLOR , ESQ . Continued from Page 295 , ;
THOUGH justice should alone direct the Iays r The muse with pleasure tunes her voice to praise , Invok'd by genius , she deli ghted sings , And strikes with eager joy the trembling strings . But when stern truth his awful brow displays , And bids her quit the flow ' ry path of praise
, The cold injunction damps her sprightly song , And the slow verse reluctant drags along . SMITH , held so long a fav ' rite with the town . May smile securely at the critic ' s frown : Though on'this ground must rest his claim to praise —; He seems the gentleman whate ' er he plays ;
In nv ' ry character we always find The genuine traces of a cultur'd mind . His attitudes are always fbrm'd with grace , While ev ' ry limb assumes its proper place ; But yet ; if candour may her thoughts declare ^ They seem too much the objects of his care
. Oft , when a striking gesture he can find , The stream of passion dully creeps behind , And , slighting all that feeling should bestow , He tries his form in happiest lights to show . Thus , when the murd ' rous King should thrill with fright As Banquo ' s vision meets his guilty sight , " h
Thougev ' ry nerve ^ mechanically true , From habit startles at the horrid view , The mind itself seems perfectly at ease , Or doubting onl y if the start will please . But the chief blemish that obstructs his claim To the fair honours of theatric fame , 3 Ca