 As in a theatre, the eyes of men, After a well-graced actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious ; Even so, or with much more contempt, men's eyes Did scowl on Richard ; no man cried, God save him...  The Gentleman's Magazine1860Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 591 pages
...consider the wretchedness of his condition, and his carriage in it, and refrain from pity, if you can : " As in a theatre, the eyes of men, " After a well-graced actor leaves the stage, " Are idly bent on him that enters next. *i Thinking his prattle to be tedious, — " Even so, or with much more contempt,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...consider the wretchedness of his condition, and his carriage in it, and refrain from pity, if you can : " As in a theatre, the eyes of men, " After a well-graced actor leaves the stage, " Thinking his prattle to be tedious, — " Even so, or with much more contempt, men's eyes " Did scowl... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...an account of that of King Richard, he says, As in a theatre, the eyes of men, After a well-grac'd actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him who enters next, -Thinking his prattle to be tedious; Ev'n so, or with much more contempt, men's eyes Did scowl on Richard ; no man cry'd, God save... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1816 - 452 pages
...tongues cry'd, God save thee, Bolingbroke. Dutchess. Alas! poor Richard, where rides he the while 1 York. As in a theatre, the eyes of men, » After a well-graced actor leaves the stage. Are idly bent on him that enters next, ' • Thinking his prattle to be tedious : Even so, or with much more contempt, men's... | |
 | Scotland - 1860 - 796 pages
...Shakspeare's description of his miserable ride in the train of his triumphant conqueror : — • • As, in a theatre, the eyes of men, After a well-graced actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious : Even so, or with much more contempt, men's eres... | |
 | England - 1843 - 844 pages
...ought to be taken up and replaced with granite pavement." " As in a theatre the eyes of men, After some well-graced actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him who enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious, £ven so, or with more scorn, men's eves Were turned on Mr Deputy Godson !" The benevolent... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Aesthetics - 1819 - 434 pages
...cry'd, God save thee, Bolinghroke. Du.ichr.ss. Alas ! poor Richard, where rides he the while .' York. As in a theatre, the eyes of men, After a well-graced...on him who enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious; Even so, or with much more contempt, men's eyes Did scowl on Richard : no man cry'd God save... | |
 | England - 1819 - 792 pages
...lest that, in pursuing this farther, when more important objects are at hand, it should appear " • As in a theatre the eyes of men, After a well-graced actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that enters next. Thinking lii.-i prattler to be tedious :'— we shall, ' sans cérémonie,' clear... | |
 | England - 1819 - 792 pages
...lest that, in pursuing this farther, when more important objects are at hand, it should appear " ' As in a theatre the eyes of men, After a well-graced actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking his prattler to be tedious ;'— we shall, « »an» cérémonie,' clear... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 398 pages
...If 1 forgive him. — Merchant of Venice. 9. As, in a theatre, the eyes of men, After a well graced actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him -who enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious ; Even so, or with much more contempt, me»'s eyes Did scowl on Richard. No man cri'd, God... | |
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