... twere, the mirror up to nature ; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time his form and pressure. Now this overdone or come tardy off, though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious... Miscellaneous Essays - Page 420by Mathew Carey - 1830 - 472 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Shakespeare, Nicholas Rowe - 1709 - 602 pages
...very Age and Body of the time, his Form and PrefTure. Now, this over-done, or come tardy off, tho' it make the Unskilful laugh, cannot but make the Judicious grieve: The cenfureof which one, muft in your Allowance o'er-fway a whole Theatre of others. Oh, there be Players... | |
| Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1712 - 398 pages
...own '• Image ; and the very Age and Body of the ' Time its Form and PreiTure._Now this over' done, or come tardy off, though it make the °> • Unskilful laugh, cannot but make the Judici- ~ ( 1 ous grieve. The Cenfuyes of which one muft, \* ' in your Allowance, overfway a whole... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1745 - 574 pages
...her own feature, fcorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time, his form and preffure. Now this over-done or come tardy off though it make...unskilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve: the cenfure 4/of one of which, x muft in your allowance o'er-fway a whole theatre of others. Oh, there... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 522 pages
...mirror up to nature ; to shew virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time his form and pressure. Now this, over-done,...whole theatre of others. O, there be players, that I have seen play, — and heard others praise, and that highly, — not to speak it profanely, that,... | |
| William Shakespeare - English drama - 1793 - 696 pages
...it make the unfldlful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve; the cenfure of which one,4 muft, in your allowance,* o'er-weigh a whole theatre of others. O, there be players,6 that I have feen play, — and heard others the end of playing, fays Hamlet, to (hew the... | |
| English essays - 1804 - 416 pages
...mirrour up to nature ; to shew virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time his form and pressure. Now this, over-done,...whole theatre of others. O, there be players, that I have seen play, — and heard others praise, anil that highly — not to speak it profanely, that,... | |
| English essays - 1803 - 410 pages
...mil rour up to nature; to shew virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time his form and pressure. Now this, over-done,...whole theatre of others. O, there be players, that I have seen play,—and heard others praise, and that highly—not to speak it profanely, that, neither... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1803 - 496 pages
...nature ; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time hi* form and pressure. Now this, over-done, or come tardy...whole theatre of others. O, there be players, that I have seen play, — and heard others praise, and that highly— not to speak it profanely, that,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 446 pages
...mirrour up to nature ; to show virtue ' her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time, his form and pressure.' -Now this, overdone,...judicious grieve ; the censure of which one, must, in your allowance,1 o'er- weigh a whole theatre of others. O, there be players, that I have seen play, —... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1804 - 642 pages
...mirrour up to nature; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time, his form and pressure. Now this, overdone,...whole theatre of others. O, there be players, that I have seen play, — and heard others praise, and that highly, — not to speak it profanely, that,... | |
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