 ... 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...  The Tatler - Page 2631804Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 562 pages
...purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first, and now, was, and is, to hold as 'twere the mirror up to nature ; to shew virtue her own feature, scorn...whole theatre of others. O, there be players, that 1 have seen play, — and leard others praise, and that highly, — not to >)« ak t profanely ''',... | |
 | 1807 - 856 pages
...principal incidents and characters. And indeed as Shakespeare again observes, " Now this, overdone, though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make...your allowance, o'erweigh a whole theatre of others." Besides, on referring to the. Dramatis Persona?, we perceive Meneniu» is describee! as the friend... | |
 | English literature - 1807 - 788 pages
...principal incidents and characters. And indeed as Shakespeare again observes, " Now this, overdone, though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make...judicious grieve ; the censure of which one, must, in you* allowance, o'enveigh a whole theatre of others." Besides, on referring to the Dramatis Persons,... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 584 pages
...mirror up to nature ; to shew virtue her own fea45 ture, scorn her own image, and the very age and body to the world with my legs forward : Had I not reason, think ye, to make on", though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve ; the censure of which... | |
 | Oratory - 1808 - 540 pages
...overdone is from the purpose of playing, the end of which both was and is, to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature, — to shew virtue her own feature,...form and pressure. Now this overdone, or come tardy of, though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve, the censure of one of... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...mirror up to nature ; to shew virtue her otyn feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time, his form and pressure.. Now, this overdone, or come tardy of, though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve ; the censure of one which... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 484 pages
...nature ; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time,1 his form and pressure.* Now this, overdone, or come...but make the judicious grieve ; the censure of which one,s must, in your allowance,4 o'er-Weigh a whole theatre " Of bewtc and of boldnes I ber evermore... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 470 pages
...her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and hody of the time,1 his form and pressure.t Now this, overdone, or come tardy off, though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot hut make the judicious grieve ; the censure of which one,2 must, in your allowance,4 o'er-weigh a whole... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 476 pages
...her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and hody of the time,1 his form and pressure.1 Now this, overdone, or. come tardy off, though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot hut make the judicious grieve ; the censure of which one,s must, in your allowance,4 o'er-iveigh a... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...to show Virtue her own feature. Scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the Time his for;n and pressure. Now this overdone, or come tardy off,...cannot but make the judicious grieve ; the censure of one of which, must in your allowance overweigh a whole theatre of others. Oh there be players that... | |
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