 ... 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 - 1843 - 652 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,...but make the judicious grieve ; the censure of which one4 must, in your allowance, o'er-weigh a whole theatre of others. O ! there be players, that I have... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 364 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 the which one, must, in your allowance, o'er-weigh a whole theatre of others. O, there he players,... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1843 - 324 pages
...time, its form and pressure. 4. Now this, overdone, or come tardy off, though it make the unskillfull laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve, the censure...your allowance, o'erweigh a whole theatre of others. 5. O, there be players that I have seen play, — and heard others praise, and that highly, — not... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 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 which one must, in your allowance, overweigh a whole theatre of others. 0, there be players that I have seen play,—and heard others... | |
 | Jerry Blunt - Performing Arts - 1990 - 232 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 off, though it makes the unskillful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve, the censure of the which one must... | |
 | Murray Cox - Performing Arts - 1992 - 312 pages
...with this special observance, that you o'er step not the modesty of nature. For anything so o'er done is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at...pressure. Now this over-done or come tardy off, though it makes the unskilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve, the censure of the which one must... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 1992 - 196 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 the which one must in your allowance o'erweigh a whole theatre of others. O, there be players that... | |
 | Paul Rudnick - Drama - 1992 - 84 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 off, though it makes the unskillful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve. Go make you ready. (Barrymore has... | |
 | Mary Beth Rose - Drama - 1992 - 256 pages
...their craft, he admonishes them that "this overdone, or come tardy off, though it makes the unskillful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve; the censure of which one" (he adds) "must in your allowance o'erweigh a whole theatre of others" (3.2.25-27). Hamlet's ideas... | |
 | Robert Andrews - Reference - 1993 - 1214 pages
...professional jesters, probably quartered in primary colors, ot else woven (rom difieren! colored threads. 27 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616). English dramatist, poet. Hamlet, in Hamlet act 3, sc. 2. 28 Comedy... | |
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