 Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion be your tutor: suit the action to the word, the word to the action; with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature; for anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing,...  The Tatler - Page 2631804Full view - About this book
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...groundlings ; who, (for the most part) are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise. Pray you avoid it. Be not too tame, neither ; but...the action ; with this special observance, that you overstep not the modesty of nature; -for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing : whose... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 370 pages
...o'erdoing Termagant ; it out-herods HerodJ : Pray you, avoid it. 1 Play. I warrant your honour. Ham. Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion...special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of na* Reprimand him with freedom. •f* The meaner people then seeui to have sat in the pit. ture : for... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 512 pages
...o'er-doing Termagant; ilout-herods Herod :' Pray you, avoid it 1 Play. I warrant your honour. Ham. Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion...the action ; with this special observance, that you o'erslep not the modesty of nature : for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 486 pages
...honour. Ham. Be not too tame neither, but let yuar own discretion be your tutor : suit the actkm to the word, the word to the action ; with this special...you o'er-step not the modesty of nature : for any tiling so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose ead, both at the first, and now, was, and... | |
 | John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...for out-doing Termagant ; it out-herods Herod. Pray you, avoid it. Play. I warrant your honour. Ham. Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion...that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature : for anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first, and now, was, and... | |
 | George Crabb - English language - 1826 - 768 pages
...the well-strung bow. POPE. Suit is employed for intellectual or moral objects ; ' Suit the action to the word, the word to the action, with this special...observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature.' SHAKSPEARE. So also intransitively ; 111 tuitt it now the joys of love to know, Too deep my anguish,... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1827 - 412 pages
...are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise: I would have such a fellow whippet! (or o'erdoing termagant ; it outherods Herod. — Pray...the action, with this special observance, that you o'erslcp not the modesty of nature : for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing ; whose... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - Readers, American - 1828 - 266 pages
...groundlings; who (for the most part) are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise. Pray you avoid it. Be not too tame, neither; but let...the action; with this special observance, that you overstep not the modesty of nature ,• for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing; whose... | |
 | English essays - 1829 - 804 pages
...nothing but inexplicable dumb shows. and noise ; I would have such a fellow whipp'd for o'er- doing Termagant ; it out-herods Herod : pray you, avoid...with this special observance, that you o'erstep not tbe modesty of nature : for any thing sn overdone is from tbe purpose of playing, whose end, both at... | |
 | William Shakespeare, George Steevens - 1829 - 542 pages
...o'cr-doing Termagant; it out-hcrods Herod:* Fray you, avoid it. l Ptaij. l warrant your honour. Ham. Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion...the action ; with this special observance, that you o'erstcp not the modesty of nature: for any tiling jo overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose... | |
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