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" O, it offends me to the soul, to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to tatters, to very rags, to split the ears of the groundlings; who, for the most part, are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows, and noise: I would have... "
The Pictorial edition of the works of Shakspere, ed. by C. Knight. [8 vols ... - Page 129
by William Shakespeare - 1867
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The Plays of Shakspeare: Printed from the Text of Samuel Johnson ..., Volume 6

William Shakespeare - 1807 - 374 pages
...acquire and beget a temperance, that may give it smoothness. O, it ofl'ends me to the soul, to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to...nothing but inexplicable dumb shows, and noise: I would have such a fellow whipped for o'er-doing Termagant; it out-herods Herod : Pray you, avoid it....
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The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays: Which are Acted at the ...

Elizabeth Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 418 pages
...acquire and beget a temperance, that may give it smoothness. O, it offends me to the soul, to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to...nothing but inexplicable dumb shows, and noise : I would have such a fellow whipp'd for o'erdoing Termagant; it out-herods Herod : Tray you, avoid it....
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The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays,: Which are Acted at the ...

Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 416 pages
...acquire and beget a temperance, that may give it smoothness. O, it 'offends me to the soul, to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to...nothing but inexplicable dumb shows, and noise : I would have such a fellow whipp'd for o'erdoing Termagant; it out-herods Herod : Tray you, avoid it....
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The Works of William Shakespeare: In Nine Volumes, Volume 8

William Shakespeare - 1812 - 414 pages
...degree of atienatrail of mind. STEJEVENS. may give it smoothness. O, it offends m"e to the soul, to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to...nothing but inexplicable dumb shows, and noise : I would have such a fellow whipped for o'er-doing Termagant ; it out-herods Herod :3 Pray you, avoid...
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 2

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness. Oh! it offends me to the soul, to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to...of nothing, but inexplicable dumb shows and noise. Pray you, avoid it. Be not too tame neither : but let your own discretion be your tutor. Suit the action...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections ..., Volume 10

William Shakespeare - 1818 - 348 pages
...degree of alienation of mind. STEEVENB. may give it smoothness. O, it offends me to the soul, to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to...of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows, and noise : 1 would have such a fellow whipped for o'er-doing Termagant; it outherods Herod :' Pray you, avoid...
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Practical Illustrations of Rhetorical Gesture and Action

Johann Jacob Engel, Henry Siddons - Acting - 1822 - 552 pages
...representation of nature, but is very, very disgusting in the imitation. " O, it offends me to the soul, to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to...of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows, and noise." — Hamlet. Thus says Shakspeare, and thus speaks nature. Is it then necessary to become absolutely...
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The Beauties of Shakespeare: Selected from Each Play : with a General Index ...

William Shakespeare, William Dodd - Fore-edge painting - 1824 - 428 pages
...acquire and beget a temperance, that may give it smoothness. O, it offends me to the soul, to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to...nothing but inexplicable dumb shows, and noise: I would have such a fellow whipped for o'er-doing Termagant; it out-herods Herodf. Pray you, avoid it....
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The British Theatre: Or, A Collection of Plays, which are Acted at ..., Volume 5

Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1824 - 486 pages
...acquire and beget a temperance, that may give it smoothness. O, it offends me to the soul, to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to...nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise : I would have such a fellow whipp'd for o'erdoing Termagant ; it out-herods Herod: 'Pray you, avoid it....
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Dramatic Table Talk: Or, Scenes, Situations, & Adventures, Serious ..., Volume 1

Richard Ryan - Actors - 1825 - 374 pages
...acquire and beget a temperance, that may give it smoothness. O; it offends me to the soul, to hear a robustious periwigpated fellow tear a passion to...nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise : I would have such a fellow whipped for o'er-doing Termagant ; it out-herods Herod : pray you, avoid it....
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