 | Charles-Alphonse Dufresnoy - 1716 - 504 lehte
...can give the Stage no better than what was given him by Nature : And the Aftor s muft reprefent fuch Things as they are capable to perform , and by which...and the Scribbler may get their living. After all, 'tia a good thing to laugh at any rate, and if a Straw can tickle a Man, 'tis an Inftrument of Happineis.... | |
 | Charles-Alphonse Dufresnoy - 1783 - 248 lehte
...can give the ftage no better than what was given him by Nature ; and the Adtors muft reprefent fuch things as they are capable to perform, and by which...they and the Scribbler may get their living. After ter all, it is a good Thing to laugh at any rate ; and if a can tickle a man, it is an inftrument of... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1798 - 394 lehte
...can give the stage no better than what was given him by nature; and the actors must represent such things as they are capable to perform, and by which...can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness. Beast* cart wee£ when they suffer, but they cannot laugh: and, as Sir William Davenant observes, in... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 670 lehte
...can give the stage no better than what was given him by nature; and the actors must represent such things as they are capable to perform, and by which...Beasts can weep, when they suffer, but they cannot laughi And as Sir William Davenant observes in his Preface to GONDIBERT, ' It is the wisdom of fa government... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 lehte
...can give the stage no better than what was given him by nature? and the actors must represent such things as they are capable to perform, and by which...After all, it is a good thing to laugh at any rate ; arid if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness. Beasts can weep, when they suffer,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 518 lehte
...can give the stage no better than what was given him by nature ; and the actors must represent such things as they are capable to perform, and by which...and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument 7 of happiness. Beasts can weep when they suffer, but they cannot laugh. And as Sir William D'Avenant... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 518 lehte
...can give the stage no better than what was given him by nature ; and the actors must represent such things as they are capable to perform, and by which...and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument 7 of happiness. Beasts can weep when they suffer, but they cannot laugh. And as Sir William D'Avenant... | |
 | William Mason - 1811 - 438 lehte
...can give the stage no better than what was given him by Nature ; and the actors must represent such things as they are capable to perform, and by which...they and the scribbler may get their living. After a\l, it is a good thing to laugh at any rate ; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument... | |
 | William Mason - 1811 - 430 lehte
...can give the stage no better than what was given him by Nature ; and the actors must represent such things as they are capable to perform, and by which both they and the scribbler may get tlteir Jiving. After all, it is a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man,... | |
 | 1816 - 746 lehte
...now dig for your life, Or fhortly you'll dig for your living. Denham. — Actors nmft reprefeot fuch things as they are capable to perform, and by which both they and the fcribbler may get their living. Drydat 4. Benefice of a clergyman. — Some of our minifters having... | |
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After all, it is a good thing to laugh at any rate ; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness. 
