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VENICE. 79
•ten as agreeable as any part ofthe Aftion.
ed never so naturally the general Hu-
mour of a Character, it can never suic
with the Variety of Passions that are in-
cident to every Angle Person in the whole
Course of a Play. The Grimace may
be proper on some Occasions, but is too
steady to agree with all. The Rabble
indeed are generally pleased at the firfl:
Entry of a Disguise, but the Jest grows
cold even with them too when it comes
on the Stage in a Second Scene.
Since I am on this Subject, I cannot
forbear mentioning a Custom at Venice,
which they tell me is particular to the
common People of this Country, ofsing-
ing Stanza’s out of They are let
to a pretty Solemn Tune, and when one
begins in any part of the Poet, it is odds
but he will be answered by some Body
else that over-hears him : So that some-
times you have Ten or a Dozen in the
Neighbourhood of one another, taking
Verse after Verse, and running on with
the Poem as far as their Memories will
carry them.
On Holy-T^ar/^ay, among the seve-
ral Shows that are yearly exhibited, I
saw one that is odd enough, and parti-
cular to the Venetians. There is a Sec
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•ten as agreeable as any part ofthe Aftion.
ed never so naturally the general Hu-
mour of a Character, it can never suic
with the Variety of Passions that are in-
cident to every Angle Person in the whole
Course of a Play. The Grimace may
be proper on some Occasions, but is too
steady to agree with all. The Rabble
indeed are generally pleased at the firfl:
Entry of a Disguise, but the Jest grows
cold even with them too when it comes
on the Stage in a Second Scene.
Since I am on this Subject, I cannot
forbear mentioning a Custom at Venice,
which they tell me is particular to the
common People of this Country, ofsing-
ing Stanza’s out of They are let
to a pretty Solemn Tune, and when one
begins in any part of the Poet, it is odds
but he will be answered by some Body
else that over-hears him : So that some-
times you have Ten or a Dozen in the
Neighbourhood of one another, taking
Verse after Verse, and running on with
the Poem as far as their Memories will
carry them.
On Holy-T^ar/^ay, among the seve-
ral Shows that are yearly exhibited, I
saw one that is odd enough, and parti-
cular to the Venetians. There is a Sec
E 4 of