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Suppose tdsn, L eapital speecd in Zdadespeare^ never
866N delore and >,'6t read d^ 3 edild ot eißdt ^ears old, wild
all tde patdetie enerZ^ ok 3 6arried.
1.6t it de eonoeived ddewise, tdat tdesame edild i8 readinK
xxntd 3 Zlanee ok tde e^e, tdree dikkerent eomments on tdis
speeed tendinZ to it8 Illustration: and tdat one eomment is
wriilen in 6reeed, tlie seeond in Iledrew, and tde tdird in
klrusean edaraekers.
1.6t it de also supposed, tilgt d^ dilkerent sizns de eould
point out wdied eomment is most material upon evr^ wmrd;
and somelimes tdat perdaps all tdree are so, at otders onl^
two ot Idem.
^Vden all tdis is eoneeived, it will convex some idea ol
wdat tim do)' was eapadle ol, in sinZinZ sued a duet at siZdt
in a master!^ männer Irom tde seore, tdrowinZ in 3t tde same
time all its proper aeoompaniments.
^den de dad dnisded tde duet, de expressed dimselk
lu'Zdl^ in its approbation, aslcing witd some eaZerness, wde-
tder 1 dad drouZdt an^ more sued musie.
HavinZ deen inlorwed, dowever tdat de was ölten visited
witd musieal ideas, to wdied even in tde midst ot tim nizdt,
de would Zive utteranee on dis darpsiodord ; I told dis katder,
tdat I sdould de Zlad to dear some ol dis extemporar^ eom-
positions.
Ide latder sdood ins lmad ad tdis, sa^inZ, tdat it depen-
ded intirel^ upon dis deinZ as it were musieal!^ inspired;
dut tdat I miZdt asd dim, wdetder de was in dumour lor sued
a Komposition.
Il3ppeninZ to dnow tdat dttle Llorart was mued taden no-
tiee ol Alan^od, tl>e lamous sinZer wdo eame over to 6nZ-
land in 1761 I said to tde dov, tdat l sdould de Zlad to l>ear
an extemporar^ /.ove sueli as Ins Iriend Zjan^od mizllt
edoose in an Opera.
Ide do^ on tdis (wdo eonlinued to sit at dis darpsiedord)
loodet dad witd some arodness, and immediatel^ deZan dve or
six dnes ok a ^'arZon reeitative proper to introduee 3 love sonZ.
5) Um words io ^letastasio's duet, wdied dttle derart 8UNZ,
are very paideiie.
 
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