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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for the motive ought to be to please God ; but we are commanded to “ let our light
so shine before men , that they may see our good works , and GLORIFY OUR
FATHER WHO IS IN Heaven . " ( Matt . v . 16. ) Besides , can we not find similar ...
for the motive ought to be to please God ; but we are commanded to “ let our light
so shine before men , that they may see our good works , and GLORIFY OUR
FATHER WHO IS IN Heaven . " ( Matt . v . 16. ) Besides , can we not find similar ...
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... was festive and facetious conversation ; and at the entertainment given on the
return of the Prodigal , which is a representation of the rejoicing in Heaven on the
conversion of a sinner , there is music and dancing , and the Father says , It was ...
... was festive and facetious conversation ; and at the entertainment given on the
return of the Prodigal , which is a representation of the rejoicing in Heaven on the
conversion of a sinner , there is music and dancing , and the Father says , It was ...
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The benevolent , the moral , and the pious Jonas Hanway , in his excellent work
entitled , Virtue in Humble Life , in one of the conversations between the Father
and his Daughter , thus expresses his sentiments on the subject of the Stage : D.
The benevolent , the moral , and the pious Jonas Hanway , in his excellent work
entitled , Virtue in Humble Life , in one of the conversations between the Father
and his Daughter , thus expresses his sentiments on the subject of the Stage : D.
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... with passion , which Christianity forbids ? Take real life as we find it , and there
is enough of the marvellous to admire , whilst candour itself will often excite
laughter . D. And we may be sure , my father , there is no want of distress to make
us ...
... with passion , which Christianity forbids ? Take real life as we find it , and there
is enough of the marvellous to admire , whilst candour itself will often excite
laughter . D. And we may be sure , my father , there is no want of distress to make
us ...
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GREGORY , in his excellent Work , A Father's Legacy to his Daughters , in the
chapter on Amusements , speaking of the Theatre , says , “ There are few English
Comedies a lady can see without a shock to delicacy . " _ " Tragedy subjects you
...
GREGORY , in his excellent Work , A Father's Legacy to his Daughters , in the
chapter on Amusements , speaking of the Theatre , says , “ There are few English
Comedies a lady can see without a shock to delicacy . " _ " Tragedy subjects you
...
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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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