 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 thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first, and now, was, and is, to hold, as 'twere,...  Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most eminent ... - Page 112de Elegant extracts - 1812Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Charles Gildon - 1710 - 288 pages
...Shores and Noife. I could have fuch a Fel" lowwhipt for o'erdoing Termagant : It out" Herod's Herod. Pray you avoid it Be ** not too tame neither, but let your own Dif" cretion be your Tutor. Suit the ABion to the tt Word, the Word to the ABion, with this fpe" cial... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1765 - 540 pages
...avoid it. I Play. I warrant your Honour. Ham. Be not too tame neither ; but let your own difcretion be your tutor. Suit the action to the word, the word to the action, with this fpecial obfervance, that yon o'er-ftep not the modefty of Nature •, for any thing fo overdone is... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1765 - 540 pages
...you, avoid it. Play. I warrant your Honour. Ham. Be not too tame neither; but let your owrt difcretion be your tutor. Suit the action to the word, the word to the action, with this fpecial obfervance, that you o'er-ftep not the modefty of Nature ; for any thing fo overdone is from... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 462 pages
...it out-herods Herod. Pray you, avoid it. Ham. Be not too tame neither ; but let your own diferetion be your tutor. Suit the action to the word, the word to the action, with this fpecial obfervance, that you o'erftcp not the modefty of Nature ; for any thing fo over-done is from... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 476 pages
...you, avoid it. Play. I warrant your honour. Hum. Ce not too tame neitner ; but letyoar own difcretion be your, tutor. Suit the action to the word, the word to" the action, with this fpecial obfervance, thgt you o~er ftep not the -modert'y of nature ; for aay, thing fo overdone is... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pages
...fhews and neife : I could have fuch a fellow whipp'd for o'erdoing termagant ; it out-herods Herod. Pray you, avoid it. BE not too tame neither ; but let your own difcretion be your tutor. Suit the aftion to the word, the word to the action, with this fpecial obfervance,... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1786 - 516 pages
...noife : I would have fuck <ca fellow whipp'd for o'er-doing TERMA" GANTf ; it out-herods HEROD } : pray you, *' avoid it. Be not too tame neither, but let " your own difcretion be your tutor : fuit the '* action to the word, the word to the aftion ; '* with this fpecial... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 522 pages
...o'er-doing Termagant ; it out-herods Herod : Pray you, avoid it. i Play. I warrant your honour. 217 Ham. Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion 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... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...inexplicable dumb fhows and nolle. Pray, you avoid it. Be iipt too tame neither : but let your own difcretion be your tutor. Suit the action to the word, the word to the action ; with this fpocial obfervante, that you o'erflep not the modefly of nature : for any thing fo overdone, is from... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...groundlings ; who (for the moll part) are capable of nothing, but inexplicable dumb fhcurs and noife. Pray you, avoid it. Be not too tame neither : but let your own difcretion be your tutor. Suit the action to the word, the word to the action ; with this fpecial obfervance,... | |
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