 | Francis Douce - 1807 - 540 ページ
...mingled kings and clowns, " not," says he, " because the matter so carieth it, but thrust in the downs by head and shoulders to play a part in majestical matters, with neither decencie nor discretion : so as neither the admiration and commiseration, nor the right sportfulnesse... | |
 | Francis Douce - 1807 - 528 ページ
...mingled kings and clowns, " not," says he, " because the matter so carieth it, but thrust in the clou'ne by head and shoulders to play a part in majestical matters, with neither decencie nor discretion : sd as neither the admiration and commiseration, nor the right sportfulnesse... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1872 - 480 ページ
...tragedies nor right comedies, mingling kings and clowns, not because the matter so carrieth it, but thrust in the clown by head and shoulders, to play...majestical matters with neither decency nor discretion." From all which it is evident enough that very little if any heed was then paid to dramatic propriety... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1825 - 1010 ページ
...mingled kings and clowns, "not," says he, " because the matter so carrieth it, but thrust in the clotme y let ns prepare Same welcome for the mistress of the house. /.';.) LAUN decencie nor discretion: so as neither the admiration and commisseration. nor the right sportfulnesse,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 488 ページ
...tragedies nor right comedies, mingling kings with clowns ; not because the matter so carrieth it, but to thrust in the clown, by head and shoulders, to play a part in magestical matters, with neither decency nor discretion, so that neither the admiration and commiseration,... | |
 | 1831 - 368 ページ
...tragedies nor right comedies, mingling kings and clowns, not because the matter so carrieth it, but thrust in the clown by head and shoulders to play...majestical matters, with neither decency nor discretion ; so as neither the admiration and commiseration, nor the right sportfulness, is by their mongrel tragi-comedy... | |
 | John Payne Collier - 1831 - 520 ページ
...tragedies * nor right comedies, mingling kings and clowns, not ' because the matter so carrieth it, but thrust in the ' clown by head and shoulders* to play a part in ma* George Chapman alludes to this species of impropriety in older plays in his Humorota Days Mirth,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 424 ページ
...tragedies nor right comedies, mingling kings with clowns ; not because the matter so carrieth it, but to thrust in the clown, by head and shoulders, to play a part in magestical matters, with neither decency nor discretion, so that neither the admiration and commiseration,... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1834 - 418 ページ
...tragedies nor right comedies, mingling kings with clowns; not because the matter so carrieth it, but to thrust in the clown, by head and shoulders, to play a part in magestical matters, with neither decency nor discretion, so that neither the admiration and commiseration,... | |
 | Francis Douce - 1839 - 678 ページ
...mingled kings and clowns, " not," says he, " because the matter so carieth it, but thrust in the downe by head and shoulders to play a part in majestical matters, with neither decencie nor discretion: so as neither the admiration and commiseration, nor the right sportfulnesse... | |
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But besides these gross absurdities, how all their plays be neither right tragedies nor right comedies, mingling kings and clowns, not because the matter so carrieth it, but thrust in the clown by head and shoulders to play a part in majestical matters,... 
