. Miscellanies [microform]. Northwest Passage; Natural history; Nord-Ouest, Passage du; Sciences naturelles. I ^83 ] all times one exactly under the other, but vtlcu hi .x dclultoi > manner. Suppofc, then, a capital fpeech in Shakef|>:are = nc\'er lcci\ before, and yet read by a child of eight years old, with all the pathetic energy of a Garrick. Let it be conceived likewife, that the fame child is reading, with a glance of his eye, tln-ee different comments on this fpecch, tending to its illuftration ; and that one comment is written in Greek, the fecond in Hebrc", and the third in
. Miscellanies [microform]. Northwest Passage; Natural history; Nord-Ouest, Passage du; Sciences naturelles. I ^83 ] all times one exactly under the other, but vtlcu hi .x dclultoi > manner. Suppofc, then, a capital fpeech in Shakef|>:are = nc\'er lcci\ before, and yet read by a child of eight years old, with all the pathetic energy of a Garrick. Let it be conceived likewife, that the fame child is reading, with a glance of his eye, tln-ee different comments on this fpecch, tending to its illuftration ; and that one comment is written in Greek, the fecond in Hebrc", and the third in Arabic charac- ters. Let it be alfo fuppofed, that by different figns he could point out which comment is moft material upon every word ; and fome- timcs that perhaps all three are fo, at others only two of them. When all this is conceived, it will convey fome idea of what this boy was capable of, in finging fuch a duet at fight in a mafterly manner from the fcore, throwing in at the fame time all its proper accompanyments. When he had finiftied tlie duet, he exprefled himfelf highly in its approbation, aiking, with fome eagernefs, whether I had brought any more fuch mufic. Having been informed, however, that he was often vifited with mufical ideas, to which, even in the midft of the night, he would give utterance on his harpfichord; I told his father that I fhould be glad to hear fome of his extemporary flights. The father fhook his head at this, faying, that it depended en- tirely upon his being as it were mufically infpircd, but that I might alk him whether he was in humour for fuch a compo"- Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Barrington, Daines, 1727-1800. London : Printed by J. Nichols, sold by B. White
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