"So, from injected thought, shoots passion's growth; / No sprout spontaneous, no chance child, of sloth: / Idea lends it root-- firm, on touch'd minds, / Fancy, (swift planter!) first, th' impression binds; / Shap'd in conception's mould, nature's prompt skill / Bids subject nerves obey th' inspiring Will: / Strung to obsequious bend, the musc'ly frame / Stamps the shown image."
The Art of Acting
At least 4 entries in ESTC (1746, 1753, 1754, 1779).<br>
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Text from <u>The Works of the Late Aaron Hill</u>, 4 vols. (London: Printed for the Benefit of the Family, 1753).<br>
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Copy at Folger Library also consulted. Aaron Hill, <u>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</u>. (London: Printed for J. Osborn, 1746).