That he should weep for her/ What would he do, Had he the motive and the cue for passion That I have/ He would drown the stage with tears And cleave the general ear with horrid speech, Make mad the guilty and appal the free, Confound the ignorant, and... The Tragedy of King Richard II - Page 94by William Shakespeare - 1884 - 158 pagesFull view - About this book
| Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 490 pages
...with Tears, And cleave the general Ear with horrid Speech : Make mad the Guilty, and apale the Free, Confound the Ignorant, and amaze indeed The very Faculties of Eyes and Ears. SLitk.HitmJ. Like a Player, Bellowing his Piflion 'till he break the Spring, And his rack'd Voice jar... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1766 - 620 pages
...teares. And cleaue the generall eare with horrid fpeech, Make mad the guilty and appeale J the free, Confound the ignorant, and amaze indeed, The very faculties of eyes and cares ; yet I, A dull and muddy mettled rafkall peake, Like Iohn-a-dreames, vnpregnant of my caufc,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1790 - 666 pages
...tears. And cleave the general ear " with horrid fpeech j Make mad the guilty, and appall the free. Confound the ignorant; and amaze, indeed. The very faculties of eyes and ears. Yet I, A dull and muddy-mettled rafcal, peak, Like John a-dreams9, unpregnant of my caufe1, And can... | |
| John Bell - English drama - 1791 - 294 pages
...in the representation. The noisy declamation of the' ranting tragedian has still an ample field to " Confound the ignorant, and amaze, indeed, " The very faculties of eyes and ears." The characters of both these queens seem to be at length clearly understood. Abilities of the first... | |
| William Shakespeare - English drama - 1793 - 690 pages
...diretlion. JOHNSON. And cleave the general ear7 with horrid fpeech; Make mad the guilty, and appal the free, Confound the ignorant; and amaze, indeed, The very faculties of eyes and ears. Yet I, A dull and muddy-mettled rafcal, peak, Like John a-dreams,* unpregnant of my caufc,' And can... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1793 - 728 pages
...STEBVBNI. And cleave the general ear7 with horrid fpeech; Make mad the guilty, and appal the free, Confound the ignorant; and amaze, indeed, The very faculties of eyes and ears. Yet I, A dull and muddy-mettled rafcal, peak, Like John a-dreams," unpregnant of my caufe,* And can... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1793 - 682 pages
...dircBhn. JOHNSON. And cleave the general ear7 with horrid fpeech; Make mad the guilty, and appal the free, Confound the ignorant ; and amaze, indeed, The very faculties of eyes and ears. Yet I, A dull and muddy-mettled rafcal, peak, Like John a-dreams,8 unprcgnant of my caufe,* And can... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...with tears, And cleave the gcn'ral ear with horrid fpcech ; Make mad the guilty, and appal the free, Confound the ignorant; and amaze, indeed, The very faculties of eyes and ears. YetlA dull and muddy-mettled rafcal, peak, Like John-a-drcams, unprcgnant of my cnufe, And can fay... | |
| John Banks - 1797 - 438 pages
...in the representation. The noisy declamation of the ranting tragedian has still an ample field to " Confound the ignorant, and amaze, indeed, *' The very faculties of eyes and ears." class at that time were the qualifications of both — but a GOOD WOMAN would conceive it a prophana.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1800 - 304 pages
...with tears, And cleav* the general ear with horrid fpeech j Make mad the guilty, and appal the free, Confound the ignorant ; and amaze, indeed, The very faculties of eyes and ears. Yet I, A dull and muddy-mettled rafcal, peak, Like John- a-dreams, unpregnant of my caufe, And can... | |
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