 | William Shakespeare, William Dodd - 1827 - 362 pages
...for out-doing Termagant; it out-herods Herod.§ Pray you, avoid it. Play. I warrant your honcvr. Ham. Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion...the word, the word to the action; with this special observant*, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature: for any thing so overdone is from the purpose... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - Readers, American - 1828 - 266 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... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 414 pages
...o'erdoing Termagant ; it out-herods Herod. Pray you, avoid it. Be not too tame neither ; but let 15 your own discretion be your tutor : suit the action...the action ; with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature : for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing ; whose... | |
 | William Shakespeare, George Steevens - 1829 - 542 pages
...o'cr-doing Termagant; it out-hcrods Herod:* Fray you, avoid it. l Ptaij. l warrant your honour. Ham. Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion...the action ; with this special observance, that you o'erstcp not the modesty of nature: for any tiling jo overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose... | |
 | English essays - 1829 - 804 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...the action ; with this special observance, that you o'erstep not tbe modesty of nature : for any thing sn overdone is from tbe purpose of playing, whose... | |
 | Shakespeare club Sheffield - 1829 - 190 pages
...succeed, and though they may " Make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve." They are " From the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the...'twere, the mirror up to Nature ; to shew Virtue her own feature, Scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the timciu form and pressure." And if... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1829 - 420 pages
...foe the most part) are capable of nothing but inexplicable lumb shows and noise. Pray you avoid it. Be not too tame, neither ; but let your own discretion be your tutor. Suit the action to the word, the word tc, the action ! with this special observance, that you o'er step not the modesty of nature ;... | |
 | William Shakespeare, William Harness - 1830 - 638 pages
...character of Herod, in the ancient mysteries, •was always a violent one.— STEEVIMS. u2 cretion be your tutor : suit the action to the word, the word...the action ; with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature ; for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose... | |
 | William Shakespeare, William Harness - 1830 - 654 pages
...one.—STEEVENS. 0 tut-kmd's Herod:'] The character of Herod, in the ancient mysteries, u2 cretion be your tutor: suit the action to the word, the word...the action; with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature; for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose... | |
 | 1831 - 704 pages
...such a fellow whipp'd for o'er-doing Termagant ; it out-herods Herod : pray you, avoid it. Be not loo With all this he is so extremely proud that he will...visit.' I was going on in reading my letter, when o'erstep not the modesty of nature : for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose... | |
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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... 
