 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 522 pages
...suit the aftion to the word, the word to the aftion ; with this special observance, that you o'er-step not the modesty of nature : For, any thing so over-done...body of the time his form and pressure. Now this, over-done, or come tardy off, though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve;... | |
 | English essays - 1804 - 416 pages
...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 any thing so overdone...body of the time his form and pressure. Now this, over-done, or come tardy off, though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 446 pages
...action ; with this special observance, that you o'er-step not the modesty of nature : for anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose...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 grieve... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1803 - 496 pages
...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 any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first, and now, was, and is, to hold as 'twere the mirror up to nature ; to show virtue her... | |
 | English essays - 1803 - 410 pages
...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 any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first, and now, was, and is, to hold as 'twere the mil rour up to nature; to shew virtue her... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 642 pages
...suit the action to the word, the word to the action; with this special observance, that you o'er-step not the modesty of nature: for any thing so overdone...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 grieve;... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...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 any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing ; whose «nd , both at the first and now , was and is , to hold as 'twere , the mirror up to nature ; to'shew... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 486 pages
...character of Herod in the the word to the action; with this special observance, that you o'er-step not the modesty of nature: for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first, and now, was, and is, to hold, as 'twere, the mirrour up to nature ; to show virtue her... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 486 pages
...character of Herod in th« the word to the action; with this special observance, that you o'er-step not the modesty of nature: for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first, and now, was, and is, to hold, as 'twere, the mirrour up to nature ; to show virtue her... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 420 pages
...suit the action to the word, the word to the action ; with this special observance, that you o'er-step not the modesty of nature: for any thing so overdone...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 grieve... | |
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... 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. 
