. Thackerayana;. the last act so miserably distressed that a deaf spectator would beapt to imagine he was complaining of the colic or the has also given rise to that unnatural custom of throwing thebody into various strange attitudes. There is not a passion neces-sary to be expressed but has produced dispositions of the limbsnot to be found in any of the paintings or sculptures of the bestmasters. A graceful gesture and easy deportment is, indeed,worthy the care of every per-former ; but when I observehim writhing his body intomore unnatural contortionsthan a tumbler at SadlersW
. Thackerayana;. the last act so miserably distressed that a deaf spectator would beapt to imagine he was complaining of the colic or the has also given rise to that unnatural custom of throwing thebody into various strange attitudes. There is not a passion neces-sary to be expressed but has produced dispositions of the limbsnot to be found in any of the paintings or sculptures of the bestmasters. A graceful gesture and easy deportment is, indeed,worthy the care of every per-former ; but when I observehim writhing his body intomore unnatural contortionsthan a tumbler at SadlersWells, I cannot help beingdisgusted to see him imi-tate humanity so abomin-ably. Our pantomime au-thors have already begun toreduce our comedies into grotesque scenes ; and, if this taste forattitude should continue to be popular, I would recommend it tothose ingenious gentlemen to adapt our best tragedians to thesame use, and entertain us with the jealousy of Othello in dumbshow or the tricks of Harlequin B B 370 THA CKERA YANA. CHAPTER XVI. Thackerays researches amongst the writings of theearly essayists—Continued. Characteristic Passages from the Works of the Humourists, from ThackeraysLibrary; illustrated by the Authors hand with Marginal Sketches sug-gested by the Text—The Rambler, 1749-50—Introduction—Its Author,Dr. Johnson—Paragraphs and Pencillings. Preface to the * Rambler, When, says Dr. Chalmers, Dr. Johnson undertook to write thisjustly celebrated paper, he had many difficulties to encounter. Iflamenting that, during the long period which had elapsed sincethe conclusion of the writings of Addison, vice and folly hadbegun to recover from depressing contempt, he wished again torectify public taste and manners—to give confidence to virtueand ardour to truth—he knew that the popularity of thesewritings had constituted them a precedent which his genius wasincapable of following, and from which it would be dangerous todepart. In the character of an e
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