Impressed by his eloquence and powers of declamation, they were riveted to their seats, dazzled and moved by turns, as the crowd of beautiful thoughts passed through their minds.
The audience were so much absorbed by the poet's recitation that not a whisper was heard.

He evoked by the tones and tremor of his voice their sighs, their tears, their indignation.

He was by turns gay, melancholy, artless, tender, arch, courteous, and declamatory.

As the drama proceeded, the audience recognised the beauty of the plot and the poet's knowledge of the human heart.

He touched with grace all the cords of his lyre.