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" ... 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 British Cicero: Or, A Selection of the Most Admired Speeches in the ... - Page 76
1808
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Principles of Elocution: Containing Numerous Rules, Observations, and ...

Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 pages
...mirror up to nature ; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the v«ry 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 grieve ; the censure of one...
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The American Orator, Or, Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: Comprehending ...

Increase Cooke - 1819 - 490 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 make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve; the censure of one of...
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Hamlet, and As You Like it: A Specimen of a New Edition of Shakespeare

William Shakespeare - 1819 - 502 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 make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve; the censure of the which...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - 1820 - 434 pages
...mirror up to nature ; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own ima^e, and tlie very age and body of the time, his form and pressure. Now, this overdone,...laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve ; the censur2 of one of wilich must, in your allowanc^. o'erweigh a whole theatre of others. Oh • There...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - 1819 - 366 pages
...very age and body of the lime, his form and pressure. Now, this overdone, or come tardy of, thqugh it make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious...grieve ; the censure of one of which must, in your allowance, o'erweigh a whole theatre of o' thers. Oh ! There be players that I have seen play, and...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1820 - 422 pages
...nature ; (o show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time, bit form and pressure. Now, this overdone, or come tardy of, though it make the unskilul laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve; the censure of one of which must, in your allowance,...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1820 - 398 pages
...mirror ap 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 grieve ; the censure of one...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: To which are Added His ...

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 588 pages
...the very age and body of the <time, his form and pressure J. Now this, overdone, or come tardy off, though it make the unskilful laugh, 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...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections ..., Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 558 pages
...of the day. MALONE. * — pressure J Resemblance, as in a print. JOHNSON. 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 allowance \ o'er-weigh a whole theatre of others. O, there be players 5,...
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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...
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