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" And thus still doing, thus he pass'd along. Duch. Alas ! poor Richard ! where rides he the while ? York. As in a theatre, the eyes of men, After a well-graced actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious... "
Essays of John Dryden: Introdcution. List of Dryden's works. Epistle ... - Page 226
by John Dryden - 1900
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Select Plays of William Shakespeare: In Six Volumes. With the ..., Volume 3

William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens - 1820 - 348 pages
...York. As in a theatre,9 the eyes of men, After a well-grac'd actor leaves the stage* . . Are idly bent1 on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be...tedious : Even so, or with much more contempt, men's eyea Did scowl on Richard ; no man cried, God save him ; No joyful tongue gave him his welcome home...
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The Juvenile Mentor, Or Select Readings: Being American School Class Book No ...

Albert Picket - 1820 - 314 pages
...all your acts are queens. Pity. What you do As in a theatre the eyes of men, * After a well-grac'd actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious, Did scowl on Richard ; no man cry'd, God save him : Even so, or with much more contempt, men's eyes,...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1820 - 398 pages
...in a theatre, the eyes of men, After a well graced actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him -who enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious ; Even so, or with much more contempt, me»'s eyes Did scowl on Richard. No man cri'd, God save him ! No joyful tongue gave him bis welcome...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - 1820 - 434 pages
...If I forgive him -- 'Merchant of Vcnicei 9. As, in a theatre, the eyes of men. After a well graced actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking his pi attle to be tedious ; Even so, or with much more contempt, men's eyes Did scowl on Richard. No man...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1820 - 422 pages
...tribe If I forgive him Merchant of Venice* .9. As, in a theatre, the eyes of men, A J'ura well graced actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking bis prattle to be tedious ; Even so, or with much more contempt, men's eyes Did scowl OH Richard. No...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 16

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 456 pages
...YORK. As in a theatre 9 , the eyes of men, After a well-grac'd actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent l on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be...save him; No joyful tongue gave him his welcome home: But dust was thrown upon his sacred head; Which with such gentle sorrow he shook off,— His face still...
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The Columbia Granger's Dictionary of Poetry Quotations

Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 pages
...of your sorrow hath destroyed The shadow of your face. (IV, i) 92 As in a theater the eyes of men. dith P. Hazen (V, ii) 93 How sour sweet music is, When time is broke and no proportion kept! So is it in the music...
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Shakespeare the Actor and the Purposes of Playing

Meredith Anne Skura - 1993 - 348 pages
...phrased as one between dull and charismatic actors: As in a theater the eyes of men, After a well-grac'd actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that...much more contempt, men's eyes Did scowl on Richard. (R2 5.2.23-28)* As the play unfolds we see how appropriate it is that Shakespeare portray the known...
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Four Histories

William Shakespeare - 1994 - 884 pages
...Alack, poor Richard! Where rode he the whilst? YORK As in a theatre the eyes of men, After a well graced actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that...or with much more contempt, men's eyes Did scowl on gentle Richard. No man cried 'God save him!' No joyful tongue gave him his welcome home; 5o But dust...
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Shakespeare's Festive Tragedy: The Ritual Foundations of Genre

Naomi Conn Liebler - 1995 - 290 pages
...grotesque contrast, there is the mirrored reverse: As in a theatre the eyes of men, Did sco\vl on gentle Richard. No man cried, "God save him!" No joyful tongue gave him his welcome home, But dust was thrown upon his sacred head (V.ii.23-30) No doubt the sight of a monarch so degraded and...
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