... 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 Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor - Page 471811Full view - About this book
| William Shakespeare, Nicholas Rowe - 1709 - 602 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, 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... | |
| English essays - 1803 - 410 pages
...mil rour up to 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,...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... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 446 pages
...mirrour 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,...judicious grieve ; the censure of which one, must, in your allowance,1 o'er- weigh a whole theatre of others. O, there be players, that I have seen play, —... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...mirror up to 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 overdone or come tardy of, though it make the unskilful laugh , cannot but wake the judicious grieve : the censure of one... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 486 pages
...her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time, his form and pressure.1 Now this, overdone, or come tardy off, though it make...but make the judicious grieve; the censure of which one,2 must, in your allowance,3 o'er-weigh a whole theatre of others. O, there be players, that I have... | |
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