 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 Tatler - Pagina 2651803Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pagina’s
...groundlings ; who (for the molt part) are capable of nothing, but inexplicable dumb (hews 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,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 446 pagina’s
...o'er-doing Termagant ; it out-herods Herod :9 Pray you, avoid 5t1 Play. l warrant your honour. Ham. Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion...that you o'er-step not the modesty of nature : for anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first, and now, was, and... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pagina’s
...either to follow the great original itself, or the best copies you meet with ; always , however , « with this » special observance, that you o'ERSTEP NOT » THE MODESTY OF NATURE. » In the application of these rules to practice , ia order to- acquire a just and graceful elocution... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 486 pagina’s
...o'er-doing Termagant ;8 it out-herods Herod :9 Pray you, avoid it. 1 Play. I warrant your honour. Ham. Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion be your tutor: suit the action to the word, " per\\v\g-paterl — ] This is a ridicule on the quantity of false hair worn in Shakspeare's time,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 486 pagina’s
...o'er-doing Termagant;8 it out-herods Herod:9 Pray you, avoid it. 1 Play. I warrant your honour. Ham. Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion be your tutor: suit the action to the word, 8 periwig-paterf — ] This is a ridicule on the quantity of false hair worn in Shakspeare's time,... | |
 | Edward Dayes, Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1805 - 432 pagina’s
...should be careful of mistaking bluster and rant for spirit and greatness. " Be not too tame neither, neither, but let your own discretion be your tutor; suit the action to the word, with this special observance, that you overstep not the modesty of nature." Weak minds are apt, when... | |
 | Edward Dayes, Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1805 - 422 pagina’s
...should be careful of mistaking bluster and rant for spirit and greatness. " Be not too tame neither, neither, but let your own discretion be your tutor; suit the action to the \vord, with this special observance, that you overstep not the modesty of nature." Weak minds are apt,... | |
 | Thomas Hodson - 1806 - 502 pagina’s
...inexplicable dumb ihows, and noife : I could have fuch a fellow "whipp'd-for o'erdoing terjnagant ; 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 aftion, with this fpecial obfcrvance,... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 584 pagina’s
...o'er-doing Termagant7; it out-herods Herod': 35 Pray you, avoid it. 1 Ptay. 1 warrant your honour. Ham. ! My father hath set guard to take my brother; And...question, Which I must act:— Hriefpess, and fortune, w 40 observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature : For any thing so overdone is from the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 406 pagina’s
...are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shews, and noise : I would have such a fellow whipp'd for o'er-doing Termagant ; it out-herods Herod : pray...discretion be your tutor; suit the action to the word, the word lo the action ; with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature : for... | |
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