"Previous to art's first act--(till then, all vain) / Print the ideal pathos, on the brain."
— Hill, Aaron (1685-1750)
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Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Date
1746, 1753
Metaphor
"Previous to art's first act--(till then, all vain) / Print the ideal pathos, on the brain."
Metaphor in Context
Previous to art's first act--(till then, all vain)
Print the ideal pathos, on the brain:
Feel the thought's image on the eyeball roll;
Behind that window, sits th' attentive Soul:
Wing'd, at her beck, th' obedient Muscles fly,
Bent, or relaxing, to the varied eye:
Press'd, moderate, lenient, Voice's organ'd sound,
To each felt impulse, tones the tuneful round:
Form'd to the nerves, concurring Mein partakes,
So, the mov'd actor moves--and passion shakes.
Print the ideal pathos, on the brain:
Feel the thought's image on the eyeball roll;
Behind that window, sits th' attentive Soul:
Wing'd, at her beck, th' obedient Muscles fly,
Bent, or relaxing, to the varied eye:
Press'd, moderate, lenient, Voice's organ'd sound,
To each felt impulse, tones the tuneful round:
Form'd to the nerves, concurring Mein partakes,
So, the mov'd actor moves--and passion shakes.
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Provenance
Found again reading at the Folger Library.
Citation
At least 4 entries in ESTC (1746, 1753, 1754, 1779).
Text from The Works of the Late Aaron Hill, 4 vols. (London: Printed for the Benefit of the Family, 1753).
Copy at Folger Library also consulted. Aaron Hill, The Art of Acting. Part 1. Deriving Rules from a New Principle, for Touching the Passions in a Natural Manner. An Essay of General Use. (London: Printed for J. Osborn, 1746).
Text from The Works of the Late Aaron Hill, 4 vols. (London: Printed for the Benefit of the Family, 1753).
Copy at Folger Library also consulted. Aaron Hill, The Art of Acting. Part 1. Deriving Rules from a New Principle, for Touching the Passions in a Natural Manner. An Essay of General Use. (London: Printed for J. Osborn, 1746).
Date of Entry
01/13/2012
Date of Review
03/05/2012
