"But during the time of his pleading, the genuine colour of his mind is laid over with a temporary glaring varnish, which flies off instantaneously when he has finished his harangue."
Remarks on the Profession of a Player, Essay II [from The London Magazine]
James Boswell, "Remarks on the Profession of a Player" in <u>The London Magazine, or Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer</u>, vol 39. (London: Printed for R. Baldwin, August, 1770), pp. 397-8, continued in (September, 1770), pp. 468-471, and concluded (October, 1770), pp. 513-517. &lt;<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=qPsRAAAAYAAJ">Link to Google Books</a>&gt;