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" O, it offends me to the soul, to hear a robustious, periwigpated fellow tear a passion to tatters, to very rags, to split the ears of the groundlings; who, for the most part, are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows, and noise. "
The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and ... - Page 52
by William Shakespeare - 1818
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The Tatler; corrected from the originals, with a preface ..., Volume 1

Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 390 pages
...temperance, that may give it smoothness. O, it offends me to the soul, to hear a robustious perriwig-pated fellow tear a passion to tatters, to very rags, to...of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows, and noise : I would have such a fellow whipp'd for o'er-doing Termagant; it out-herods Herod : pray you, avoid...
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A Journey to Rome and Naples, Performed in 1817: Giving an Account of the ...

Henry Sass - Art - 1818 - 420 pages
...reception of the lower classes. Shakespeare alludes to this custom in Hamlet's address to the players: " O, it offends me to the soul to hear a robustious...part, are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb show and noise." Many of the French provincial theatres are the same. There is an excellent establishment...
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The Family Shakspeare: In Ten Volumes; in which Nothing is Added ..., Volume 10

William Shakespeare - 1818 - 378 pages
...tempest, and (as I may say) whirlwind of your passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance, that may give it smoothness. O, it offends me to the soul,...to very rags, to split the ears of the groundlings 4 ; who, for the most part, are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows, and noise : I would...
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The Plays of Shakspeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1819 - 646 pages
...whirlwind of your passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance, that may give it smoothness. 0, it offends me to the soul, to hear a robustious periwig-pated...of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows, and noise : I would have such a fellow whipped for o'er-doic: Termagant ; it out-herods Herod : Pray you, avoid...
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Principles of Elocution: Containing Numerous Rules, Observations, and ...

Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...whirlwind of your passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness. Oh ! it offends me to the soul, to hear a robustious periwig-pated...part) are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb show and noise. Pray you, avoid it. .<-.i^ti > **&$i-..— Be not too tame neither ;• but let your...
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The American Orator, Or, Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: Comprehending ...

Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 426 pages
...temperance that may give it smoothness. Oh ! it offends me to the soul, to hear a robusteous periwig pated fellow tear a passion to tatters, to very rags, to...capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise ; I would have such a fellow whipt for overdoing Termaglht, it out-Herods Herod ; pray you avoid it....
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Campbell; Or, The Scottish Probationer. A Novel

Alexander Balfour, Campbell (fict. name.) - 1819 - 972 pages
...order and tranquillity. CHAPTER XII. Oh ! it offends me to the soul to hear a robusteous periwigpaled fellow tear a passion to tatters, to very rags, to...part, are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shew and noise. SHAKSFEARZ. No virgin's easy faith I e'er betray'd. HAMMOND. As my journey could not...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 398 pages
...temperance that may give it smoothness. Oh ! it offends me to the soul, to hear a robusteous, perriwig pated fellow tear a passion to tatters, to very rags, to...of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise. Pray you avoid it. Be not too tame, neither ; but lot your own discretion be your tutor. Suit the action...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...the soul, to hear a robusteous, perriwig pated fellow tear a passion to tatters, to very rags,. t» split the ears of the groundlings; who, (for the most...of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise. Pray you avoid it. Be not too tame, neither; but let your own discretion be your tutor. Suit the action...
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The young man's best companion, and book of general knowledge

L. Murray - 1821 - 620 pages
...whirlwind of your passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness. Oh ! it offends me to the soul, to hear a robustious periwig-pated...part) are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shews and noise ; I would have such a fellow whipp'd for o'erdoibg termagant ; it out-herods Herod....
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