Hidden fields
Books Books
" 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... "
The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare - Page 134
by William Shakespeare - 1821
Full view - About this book

The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 8

William Shakespeare, William Harness - 1830 - 654 pages
...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...necessary question of the play be then to be considered: that's villainous; and shows a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it." Go, make you ready....
Full view - About this book

The Athenaeum, Issues 2436-2461

Arts - 1874 - 916 pages
...secondary; just like Hamlet's clowns, who ' set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh,' ' though, in the mean time, some necessary question of the play be then to be considered.' And, besides, have the poets whom yon profess to honour been so particularly accurate in all these...
Full view - About this book

A Descriptive Account of the Second Royal Gala Festival at Stratford-upon ...

1830 - 192 pages
...clowns (ie low comedians).speaA 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 meantime some necessary question of the play be then to be considered : — that's mllianous, and shews...
Full view - About this book

Tatler & Guardian

1831 - 704 pages
...those that play your clowns, speak no more than is set down lor them: for there be of them, that will themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of barren...too; though in the mean time, some necessary question nf the play be then to be considered; that's villanous, and shows a most pitiful ambition in the fool...
Full view - About this book

The Dramatic Works, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1831 - 528 pages
...clowns, speak no more than is set down lor them : for there be of them, that will themselves laugh, lu .set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too ; though, in the mean time, some nccessarv question8 of the play be then to be considered: that's vitlanons ; and shows a most pitiful...
Full view - About this book

The National Orator;: Consisting of Selections, Adapted for Rhetorical ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...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...necessary question of the play be then to be considered : that's villanous ; and shows a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it. * Termagant was said...
Full view - About this book

The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: With Glossarial Notes, a Sketch of ...

William Shakespeare - 1832 - 1022 pages
...clowns, speak no more than in set down for them : for there be of them, that will themselves lan«h, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too ; though, in the meantime, some necessary question || of the pl-.iy be then to be considered: that's villanous ; and...
Full view - About this book

Essays on Chivalry, Romance, and the Drama

Walter Scott - Chilvary - 1834 - 424 pages
...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 meantime, some necessary question of the play be then to be considered ; — that's villanous ; and...
Full view - About this book

American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 7

Periodicals - 1836 - 676 pages
...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...necessary question of the play be then to be considered : that's vile, and shows a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it.' It is of this ambition...
Full view - About this book

Select plays from Shakspeare; adapted for the use of schools and young ...

William Shakespeare - 1836 - 624 pages
...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...necessary question of the play be then to be considered : that's villainous ; and shows a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it. Go, make you ready....
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF