 And let those that play your clowns, speak no more than is set down for them : for there be of them, that will themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too ; though, in the mean time, some necessary question of the play...  The British Essayists: The Tatler - Page 209by Alexander Chalmers - 1803Full view - About this book
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...clowns, speak no more than is set down for them : for there be of them that will themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too': though in the meantime, some necessary part of the play be then to be considered. That's villanious, and shows a... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 510 pages
...chums, speak no more than is set down for them ; for there be of them, that will of themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too ; though m the 'mean time some necessary question of the play le then to be considered." This practice was undoubtedly... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 414 pages
...censure which he is about to utter. Any gross or implicate lar.guajre was called prtfotu. JOHNSON. laugh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh...some necessary question of the play be then to be considered : that's villainous ; and shows a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it. Go.makeyou... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 420 pages
...censure which he is ai'out to utter- Any gross or indelicate Ianguag" wns called profane. JOHNSON. laugh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh...some necessary question of the play be then to be considered : that's villainous ; and shows a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it. Go.make... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 544 pages
...in every true allowance, overwe'igh a whole Theatre of others. ' •' 4016. , • theirselves laugh to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too: though in the mean time some neceasary question of the Play be then to be considered : That's villainous ; and shews a villainous... | |
 | Robert Deverell - Hieroglyphics - 1813 - 350 pages
...clowns, speak no more than is set down for them : for there be of them that will themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh...some necessary question of the play be then to be considered. That's villainous ; and shews a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it. Go make... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1813 - 564 pages
...clowns, speak no more than is set down for them ; for there be of them, that will of themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh...though in the mean time some necessary question of tlie play be then to be considered" This practice was undoubtedly coeval with the English stage ; for... | |
 | English plays - 1815 - 450 pages
...will perhaps remind the reader of the Clowns spoken of l,\ Shukspeare, who " will themselves laugh to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too; though in the meantime some necessary question of the play be then to be considered." Bon. Passing thousands, I will... | |
 | Charles Wentworth Dilke - English drama - 1816 - 456 pages
...interference will perhaps remind the reader of the Clowns spoken of by Shakspeare, who " will themselves laugh to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too; though in the meantime some necessary question of the play be then to be considered." Bon. Passing thousands, I will... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 390 pages
...clowns, speak no more than is set down for them: for there be of them, that will themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh...some necessary question of the play be then to be considered: that's villainous, and shows a most pitiful ambition; in the fool that uses it." From my... | |
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