 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 416 pages
...mirrour 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,...whole theatre of others. — O, there be players that I have seen play, — and heard others praise, and that highly, — not to speak it profanely, —... | |
 | Elizabeth Inchbald - 1808 - 418 pages
...mirrour 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,...whole theatre of others. — O, there be players that I have seen play, — and heard others praise, and that highly,— not to speak it profanely, — that... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 406 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, over-done,...•whole theatre of others. O, there be players, that I have seen play, — and heard others praise, and that highly — not to speak it profanely, that,... | |
 | 1808 - 540 pages
...any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing, the end of which both was and is, to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature, — to shew virtue...form and pressure. Now this overdone, or come tardy of, though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve, the censure of one of... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 484 pages
...nature ; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time,1 his form and pressure.* Now this, overdone, or come...but make the judicious grieve ; the censure of which one,s must, in your allowance,4 o'er-Weigh a whole theatre " Of bewtc and of boldnes I ber evermore... | |
 | 1811 - 530 pages
...the mirror up to nature; to show virtue her feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time his form and pressure. Now this, overdone,...whole theatre of others. O, there be players, that I have seen play, — and heard others praise, and that highly, — not to speak it profanely, that,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 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 one of which must, in your allowance, o'erweigh a whole theatre of others. Oh ! there be players that... | |
 | William Marrat, Pishey Thompson - 1812 - 488 pages
...was, and is, to hold as 'twere the mirror up to nature; — novr this overdone, or come tardy of?', though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make...allowance o'erweigh a whole theatre of others. — O ! reform it altogether." — Of a similar opinion is Mr. J. Buines,jitn. JHN near Leeds, says, in most... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 350 pages
...overdone is from the purpose of playing; whose end, both at the first and now, was and is, to hold as 'twere the mirror up to nature; to shew Virtue her...your allowance o'erweigh a whole theatre of others. Oh, there be players that I have seen play, and heard others praise, and that highly, (not to speak... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 666 pages
...overdone is from the purpose of playing ; whose end, both at the fast and now, was and is, to hold as 'twere the mirror up to nature ; to shew Virtue her...must in your allowance o'erweigh a whole theatre of otherst Oh, there be players that I have seen play, .and heard others praise, and that highly, (not... | |
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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. 
