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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most eminent ... - Page 112
by Elegant extracts - 1812
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Court Magazine, and Monthly Critic: Containing Original Papers ..., Volume 10

1837 - 348 pages
...practice is indirectly impeached by Shakspeare in Hamlet's address to the players, in which he says, "And let those that play your clowns speak no more...for there be of them, that will themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too ; though, in the mean time, some necessary question...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1838 - 522 pages
...with us. Ham. 0, reform it altogether. And let those, that plav your clowns, speak no more than ¡я set down for them : for there be of them, that will themselves lausrh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too ; though, in the mean time, some...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: King Lear. Romeo and Juliet ...

William Shakespeare - 1839 - 536 pages
...indifferently with us. Ham. O, reform it altogether. And let those that play your clowns, speak.no more than is set down for them ; for there be of them, that will themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too ; though, in the mean time, some necessary question...
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Jack Tench: Or, The Midshipman Turned Idler

Blowhard - 1841 - 328 pages
...respective parts. There was no occasion to give the players Hamlet's advice, " to those that play clowns to speak no more than is set down for them ; for there be of them that will themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of spectators to laugh too ; though in the meantime some necessary question of...
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Punch, Volume 128

Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman - 1905 - 516 pages
...cunning." — Hamlet. The Daily Mail: — "To sour your happiness I must report." — Cymbeline. " Let those that play your clowns speak no more than is set down for them." — Hamlet, Mr. George Alexander (while searching for a double) : — " There is none like him, none."...
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The Works of Shakespere, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 582 pages
...abominably. lit Play. I hope we have reformed that indifferently with us. Ham. O, reform it altogether. And let those that play your clowns speak no more...for there be of them that will themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too; though, in the mean time, some necessary question...
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The works of William Shakespeare, the text formed from an entirely ..., Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 646 pages
...abominably. 1 Play. I hope, we have reformed that indifferently with us. Ham. O ! reform it altogether. And let those, that play your clowns, speak no more...for there be of them, that will themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too; though in the mean time some necessary question...
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The works of Shakspere, revised from the best authorities: with a ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 594 pages
...abominably. l st Plag. I hope we have reformed that indifferently with us. Ham. O, reform it altogether. And let those that play your clowns speak no more...for there be of them that will themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too; though, in the mean time, some necessary question...
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The Works of William Shakspeare: The Text Formed from an Intirely ..., Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 652 pages
...abominably. 1 Play. I hope, we have reformed that indifferently with us. Ham. O ! reform it altogether. And let those, that play your clowns, speak no more...for there be of them, that will themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too ; though in the mean time some necessary question...
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Knight's Cabinet edition of the works of William Shakspere, Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 364 pages
...abominably. l Play. I hope, we have reformed that indifferently * with us, sir. Ham. O, reform it altogether. And let those that play your clowns, speak no more than is set down for them : for there he of them, that will thimiselves laugh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too...
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