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" 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 of the play be then... "
Public Speaking and Debate: With an Essay on Sacred Eloquence by Henry ... - Page 167
by George Jacob Holyoake - 1863 - 234 pages
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The British Essayists; with Prefaces, Historical and Biographical,: The Tatler

Alexander Chalmers - 1809 - 382 pages
...abominably. This should be reformed altogether. And let those that play your clowns, speak no more than is set down for them : for there be of them, that...question of the play be then to be considered : that's villanous, and shews a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it." From my own Apartment, June...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 15

William Shakespeare - 1809 - 476 pages
...altogether. And let those, that play your clowns, speak no more than is set down for them:" for there he of them, that will themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of harren spectators to laugh too ; though, in the mean time, some necessary question of the play he then...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare ...: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 15

William Shakespeare - 1809 - 470 pages
...altogether. And let those, that play your clowns, speak no more than is set down for them:* for there he of them, that will themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of harren spectators to laugh too ; though, in the mean time, some necessary question of the play he then...
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Romeo and Juliet. Hamlet. Othello. Glossarial index

William Shakespeare - 1811 - 498 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...considered : that's villainous ; and shows a most pi1 f- pressure.'] Resemblance as in a print. * the censure of which one,] The meaning is, " the. censure...
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The American Orator, Or, Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: Comprehending ...

Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...Termagant, it out-herods Herod ; pray you avoid it. And let those that play your clowns, speak no more than is set down for them : for there be of them that will...of barren spectators to laugh too': though in the meantime, some necessary part of the play be then to be considered. That's villanious, and shows a...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ..., Volume 17

William Shakespeare - 1811 - 396 pages
...indifferently with as. Ham. O, reform it altogether. And let those, that play yonr clowns , speak no more than is set down for them : for there be of them , that will themselves langh, to set on some qnantity of harren spectators to langh too ; thongh in the mean time, some necessary...
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Historical and critical matter The tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry ...

William Shakespeare - 1811 - 510 pages
...had abundant reason for his precept in Hamlet : " Let those that play your chums, speak no more than is set down for them ; for there be of them, that will of themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too ; though m the 'mean...
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The Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 8

William Shakespeare - 1812 - 420 pages
...censure which he is ai'out to utter- Any gross or indelicate Ianguag" wns called profane. JOHNSON. laugh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators...a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it. Go.make you ready. [Exeunt Players. Enter POLONIUS, ROSENCRA.NTZ, OW/GUILDENSTERN. How how, my lord...
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Aphorisms from Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 544 pages
...must, in every true allowance, overwe'igh a whole Theatre of others. ' •' 4016. , • theirselves laugh to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too: though in the mean time some neceasary question of the Play be then to be considered : That's villainous ; and shews a villainous...
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 2

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...well ; they imitated humanity so abominably. 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 let on tome quantity of harren spectators to laugh too ; though, in the meantime, some necessary question...
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