But the essential and informing principle of foreign society is the scenical, and the nisus after display. |
All these situations communicate a scenical animation to the wild romance, if treated dramatically. |
These pageants consisted of paintings on rolls of cloth, with inscriptions in verse, descriptive of the scenical objects. |
But what sort of compassion is this for feigned and scenical passions? |
What of scenical shows, the applause and favors of the kind Roman? |
His compositions dazzle by an appearance of the grand style, but attain only an outward and scenical effect. |