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 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 522 pages
...be your tutor : 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,...over-done 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 shew virtue her... | |
 | English essays - 1803 - 410 pages
...discretion be your tutor: 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...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1803 - 496 pages
...be your tutor: 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...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 642 pages
...discretion be your tutor: 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...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 Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...be your tutor. 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...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
...uut-herods Herod:] The 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...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
...out-herods Herod:] The 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...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
...be your tutor : 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...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, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 584 pages
...your tutor : suit the action to the word, the word to the action ; with this special 40 observance, a word ; — descend:— Brother, I say ; Enter Edgar. My father watches : — O, at the first, and now, was, and is, to hold as 'twere the mirror up to nature ; to shew virtue her... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1807 - 374 pages
...be your tutor: 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...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... | |
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