 | William Shakespeare - 1709 - 598 pages
...overdone, is from the purpofe of Playing, whofe end both at the firft and now, was and is, to hold as 'twere the Mirror up to nature '•, to (hew Virtue her own Feature, Scorn her own Imape, and the very Age and Body of the time, his Form and Preflure; Now, this over-done, or come tardy... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1765 - 540 pages
...overdone is from the purpofe of playing ; whofe end, both at the firft and now, was and is, to hold as 'twere the mirror up to nature •, to (hew virtue her own feature, fcorn her own image, and the very 9 age and body of the time, his form and ' preffure. Now this over-done,... | |
 | 1785 - 698 pages
...purpofe of playing, ' whofe end, both at the firft and now, , ' was, and is, to hold as it were tbe ' mirror up to nature; to (hew Virtue ' her own feature, Scorn her own ' image, and the very age and body of 4 the time, it's formend premire. Now ' this overdone, or come... | |
 | 470 pages
...to the Liberty of .THE ENGLISH PRESS. B?a SOCIETY of LITERARY GENTLEMEN; With -a View to——" Hold the Mirror up to Nature, to (hew Virtue her own Feature •* " Scorn her own Image, and the very Age and Body of the Titus " its Form and Prefluie." Printed by DENEW 8c GRANT,... | |
 | 1786 - 782 pages
...thing that appears to me vicious or ridiculous ; always endeavouring ' to hold, as it were, the mirrour up to Nature, to (hew Virtue her own feature, Scorn her own image, and the veiy Age and body of the Time his tonn and prefiure/ A* -i №11. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY... | |
 | Books - 1787 - 672 pages
...1787. IT is unqueftionably the bulinefs both of the dramatic writer and the novelift, •' to hold as 'twere the mirror up to nature ; to (hew virtue her own feature, vice her own image, and the very age and body of the time his form and preflure." The man of genius,... | |
 | 1787 - 668 pages
...1787. IT is unqueftionably the bufinefs both of the dramatic writer and the novel ill, " to hold as 'twere the mirror up to nature ; to (hew virtue her own feature, vice her own image, and the very age and body of the time his form and prefiure." The man of genius,... | |
 | Horse racing - 1793 - 470 pages
...are feleñed 'from the fuperior part of mankind as " Paragons" .of EJCKtLENCE, deftined :o " hold, as 'twere, th,e MIRROR up to Nature, to '(hew VIRTUE her own FEATURE, SCORN her own IMAGE, and the very age ami body of the time its form and preflure." To a clefs of fuch \miverfally... | |
 | 1799 - 686 pages
...overdone is from the purpofc of playing; whofe end, both at the firû and now, was, and is, to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature ; to (hew virtue her own feature. ftorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time its form and prelfure. (The prepojttion... | |
 | English literature - 1801 - 562 pages
...Appendix." We infert the following extraâ as a fair fpecimen of the \Vork. NEWSPAPERS. ..... To held as 'twere the mirror up to Nature; to {hew Virtue her own feature j Scorn, her own image ; and the very age and body ot the Time, his form andpreflure. " Among the numerous... | |
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Playing, whofe end both at the firft and now, was and is, to hold as 'twere the Mirror up to nature '•, to (hew Virtue her own Feature, Scorn her own Imape, and the very Age and Body of the time, his Form and Preflure... 