 Be not too tame neither, but let your own 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 anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing,...  The Plays of William Shakespeare - Page 71by William Shakespeare - 1804Full view - About this book
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...(for the most part) are capable of nothing, but inexplicable dumb shows and noise. Pray you, avoid it. Be not too tame neither : but let your own discretion...overdone, is from the purpose of playing ; whose end is — to bold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature ; to show Virtue her own feature, Scorn her own... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 528 pages
...have such a fellow whipped for o'crdoing Termagant : it out-herods Herod: Pray you, avoid it. I PlatI. I warrant your honour. Ham. Be not too tame neither,...the action ; with this special observance, that you o'erstcp not the modesty of nature : for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...\vho(for the most part) are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise. Pray yon avoid it. Be not too tame, neither ; but let your own discretion...the action ; with this special observance, that you o'erutefi net the modesty of nature ; for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing; whose... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 390 pages
...would have such a fellow whipp'd for o'er-doing Termagant; it out-herods Herod : pray you, avoid it. Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion...that you o'erstep not the- modesty of nature : for be reformed altogether. And let those that play your clowns, speak no more than is set down for them:... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 pages
...(for the most part) are capable of •othing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise. Pray you avoid it. Be not too tame, neither ; but let your own discretion...to the action ; with this special observance, that yon o'trstefi not the modesty of nature ; for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 pages
...capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb show and noise. Pray you, avoid it. .<-.i^ti > **&$i-..— Be not too tame neither ;• but let your own discretion...overdone,' is from the purpose of playing ; whose end is — to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature ; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 490 pages
...most part, are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise ; I would have such a fellow Be not too tame neither ; but let your own discretion...the action ; with this special observance, that you o'erntep not the modesty of nature : for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of nature ; whose... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1819 - 502 pages
...: 09) I would have such a fellow whipped for o'er-doing Termagant; (1ai) it out-herods Herod : (8i) Pray you, avoid it. 1 PLAY. I warrant your honour....own discretion be your tutor; suit the action to the • t 74 HAMLET, ACT in, word, the word to the action; with this special observance, that you o'er-step... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 398 pages
...nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise. Pray you avoid it. Be not too tame, neither ; but lot your own discretion be your tutor. Suit the action...overdone is from the purpose of playing ; whose end is — to hold, as 'twere, the mirror ap to nature ; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 pages
...(for the most part) are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise. Pray you avoid it. Be not too tame, neither; but let your own discretion...the action ; with this special observance, that you overstep not the modesty of nature; for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing: whose... | |
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