Hidden fields
Books Books
" ... 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 American Orator, Or, Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: Comprehending ... - Page 81
by Increase Cooke - 1819 - 408 pages
Full view - About this book

The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: To which are Added His ...

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 588 pages
...own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the <time, his form and pressure J. Now this, overdone, or come tardy off, though it make...cannot but make the judicious grieve : the censure of which one, must, in your allowance §, o'er-weigh a whole theatre of others. O, theie be players, that...
Full view - About this book

The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 560 pages
...; to delineate exactly the manners of the age, and the particular humour of the day. MALONE. done, or come tardy off, though it make the unskilful laugh,...cannot but make the judicious grieve ; the censure of which one *3 must, in your allowance4, o'er-weigh a whole theatre of others. O, there be players 5,...
Full view - About this book

The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, Volume 3

Alain René Le Sage - 1822 - 356 pages
...adding to his part out of his own free fancy ; a common cause of complaint against low comedians, which, though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve. Would the audience but receive such mirth with hisses, instead of crying bravo, they might restrain...
Full view - About this book

Lessons in Elocution: Or, a Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse for the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...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,...the censure of one of which must, in your allowance, o'erweigh a whole theatre of others. Oh ! There be players that I have seen play, and heard others...
Full view - About this book

The British Essayists: Tatler

English essays - 1823 - 380 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, over-done,...cannot but make the judicious grieve ; the censure of which one, must, in your allowance, o'er-weigh a whole theatre of others. O, there be players, that...
Full view - About this book

The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text of the ..., Volume 8

William Shakespeare - 1823 - 558 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,...cannot but make the judicious grieve ; the censure of which one2, must, in your allowance3, o'er-weigh a whole theatre of others. O, there be players, that...
Full view - About this book

The Speaker: Or Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...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 of, though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve : the censure of one of...
Full view - About this book

The Plays of William Shakspeare, Volume 8

William Shakespeare - Theater - 1823 - 490 pages
...mirror up to nature; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and hody of the time, his form and pressure.' Now this, overdone, or come tardy o£ though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot hat make the judicious grieve : the censure of which...
Full view - About this book

The British Theatre: Or, A Collection of Plays, which are Acted at ..., Volume 5

Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1824 - 486 pages
...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,...cannot but make the judicious grieve ; the censure of which one must, in your allowance, o'erweigh a whole theatre of others. — O, there be players that...
Full view - About this book

The Plays, Volume 10

William Shakespeare - 1824 - 370 pages
...mirrour up to na-r ture ; 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,...cannot but make the judicious grieve : the censure of which one, must, in your allowancef, o'er- weigh a whole theatre of others. O, there be players, that...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF