Four Discourses on Subjects Relating to the Amusement of the Stage: Preached at Great St. Mary's Church, Cambridge, on Sunday September 25, and Sunday October 2, 1808; with Copious Supplementary Notes |
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I say , to my shame , not because I think time worse employed in cultivating a
taste for the English Drama , than in studying the Greek and Roman Poets ; but ,
as the study of the classics was a duty I then owed to my Parents and Teachers ,
that ...
I say , to my shame , not because I think time worse employed in cultivating a
taste for the English Drama , than in studying the Greek and Roman Poets ; but ,
as the study of the classics was a duty I then owed to my Parents and Teachers ,
that ...
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and turning my knowledge in that branch to use , and to be an imperious duty
incumbent upon me , And one motive with me for chusing this form for my work ,
has been the hope , that these Discourses might furnish materials to my Brethren
...
and turning my knowledge in that branch to use , and to be an imperious duty
incumbent upon me , And one motive with me for chusing this form for my work ,
has been the hope , that these Discourses might furnish materials to my Brethren
...
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... does it become our duty to separate the evil from the good , and to make it such
as a christian may frequent . It may , however , be said , since the Stage is
Witherspoon , p . 42 , also p . 47 . Note C. become so corrupt and dangerous ,
why not ...
... does it become our duty to separate the evil from the good , and to make it such
as a christian may frequent . It may , however , be said , since the Stage is
Witherspoon , p . 42 , also p . 47 . Note C. become so corrupt and dangerous ,
why not ...
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This may be called Theory ; " therefore , when once it is formed , referring to it
must be the easiest method of ascertaining wherein our duty consists . " * As to
the common imputation against those , who aim at amendment , of forming
Eutopian ...
This may be called Theory ; " therefore , when once it is formed , referring to it
must be the easiest method of ascertaining wherein our duty consists . " * As to
the common imputation against those , who aim at amendment , of forming
Eutopian ...
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It becomes , therefore , not only adviseable , but is likewise our bounden duty , to
endeavour to separate the good from the evil , and to render it not merely an
innocent amusement , but a source of rational and moral instruction . To
contribute ...
It becomes , therefore , not only adviseable , but is likewise our bounden duty , to
endeavour to separate the good from the evil , and to render it not merely an
innocent amusement , but a source of rational and moral instruction . To
contribute ...
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| Título | Four Discourses on Subjects Relating to the Amusement of the Stage: Preached at Great St. Mary's Church, Cambridge, on Sunday September 25, and Sunday October 2, 1808; with Copious Supplementary Notes |
| Autor | James Plumptre |
| Editora | F. Hodson, 1809 |
| Original de | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitalizado | 28 Ago 2012 |
| Número de páginas | 284 páginas |
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