 | Reciter - 1848 - 262 pages
...whirlwind of your passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness. . . Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion...the word, the word to the action, with this special obseiTance, that you o'entep not the modesty Of nature."— SlI A iXSPEABE. LONDON : W. STRANGE, 21,... | |
 | Reciter - 1848 - 262 pages
...whirlwind of your passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that maygive it smoothness. . . Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion...action to the word, the word to the action, with this vpeci&l observance, that you o'eratep not the modnty of nature." — SHAUSFEABK. LONDON -. W. STRANGE,... | |
 | Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 pages
...would have such a fellow whipped, for overdoing 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 the modesty of nature ; for anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose... | |
 | William Mooney - Literary Criticism - 1996 - 212 pages
...I would have such a fellow whipp'd for o'erdoing 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 the modesty of nature: for anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose... | |
 | Paul Nimmo - Drama - 1996 - 72 pages
...say, whirlwind of your passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness. Be not too tame, neither, but let your own discretion...the action, with this special observance - that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature. For anything so o'erdone is from the purpose of playing, whose... | |
 | Albert Haberstro - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1996 - 114 pages
...would have such a fellow whipped 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 'er-step not the modesty of nature : for anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Denmark - 1996 - 132 pages
...for o'erdoing Termagant. It out-Herods Herod. Pray you avoid it. 1 PLAY. I warrant your honour. HAM. Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion...action to the word, the word to the action, with this is special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature; for anything so o'erdone is from... | |
 | Drama - 1996 - 264 pages
...honour. HAMLET the worrier is never tar away. A couple of the other actors join the conversation. HAMLET Be not too tame, neither; but let your own discretion...action to the word, the word to the action, with this Hugely important point. If this doesn't happen, he may not obtain the proof of murder. HAMLET (continuing)... | |
 | Clive Barker, Simon Trussler - Drama - 1996 - 98 pages
...playing? Both possibilities are there, but there is tremendous resonance in the apparent simplicity of: 'Let 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 anything so o'erdone is from the purpose of playing, whose... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Simon Dunmore - Acting - 1997 - 132 pages
...groundlings, who for the most part are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise ... ... Be not too tame, neither; but let your own discretion...the action, with this special observance: that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature. For anything 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... 
