 ... 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 British Essayists: The Tatler - Page 210by Alexander Chalmers - 1803Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare, Nicholas Rowe - 1709 - 612 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... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1786 - 516 pages
...but make the *' judicious grieve ; the cenfure of which one,. *' muft, in your allowance, o'er- weigh a whole " theatre of others. O, there be players *, •' that I have feen play, — and heard others *' praife, and that highly — not to fpeak it " profanely -f, that,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 522 pages
...shall be atone " A theatre unto me." MALONE. 231. — 0, there be players, — ] I would read thus: " There be players, that I have seen play, and heard others praise, and that highly (not to speak profanely), that neither having the accent nor the gait of Christian, Pagan, nor Mussulman, have so... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1790 - 558 pages
...cannot but make the judicious grieve ; the cenfure of which one, muft, in your allowance, 6'er-wcigh a whole theatre of others. O, there be players, that I have feen play,— »nd lieard others praife, and that highly, — not to fpcak 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... | |
 | Arthur Murphy - Actors - 1801 - 444 pages
...his own school of acting, and certainly had in his eye some performers of that day, when he said, " There be players " that I have seen play, and heard others " praise, and that highly,—not to speak it " prophanely, that having neither the accent « of Christian, Pagan, or man,... | |
 | English essays - 1804 - 416 pages
...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, or come tardy...that I have seen play, — and heard others praise, anil that highly — not to speak it profanely, that, neither having the accent of Christians, nor... | |
 | English essays - 1803 - 410 pages
...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, or come tardy...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 having... | |
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