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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Much hath been said , both for , and against , the practice of performing plays at
Schools . The author of an admirable Essay on Education , * hath stated his
objections at length ; and , indeed , as far as the subject had fallen under his ...
Much hath been said , both for , and against , the practice of performing plays at
Schools . The author of an admirable Essay on Education , * hath stated his
objections at length ; and , indeed , as far as the subject had fallen under his ...
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There is one amusement , which hath been very prevalent in the world ,
particularly in civilized countries , for many hundred years , and which hath been
the cause of much difference of opinion as to its uses and lawfulness , While that ,
and ...
There is one amusement , which hath been very prevalent in the world ,
particularly in civilized countries , for many hundred years , and which hath been
the cause of much difference of opinion as to its uses and lawfulness , While that ,
and ...
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... at this season , for many years past ; a new theatre hath been lately erected , in
a situation still nearer to us than before , and some circumstances have lately
occurred to make the subject of their propriety be somewhat agitated amongst us
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... at this season , for many years past ; a new theatre hath been lately erected , in
a situation still nearer to us than before , and some circumstances have lately
occurred to make the subject of their propriety be somewhat agitated amongst us
.
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... and because it never hath been altogether reformed , ( at least as far as human
imperfection would allow , ) are for giving it up , as the safer part . One writer
against the stage goes so far as to affirm , on the most mature deliberation , that
the ...
... and because it never hath been altogether reformed , ( at least as far as human
imperfection would allow , ) are for giving it up , as the safer part . One writer
against the stage goes so far as to affirm , on the most mature deliberation , that
the ...
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The case is , that the Stage still exists , notwithstanding all that hath been done to
put it down for centuries past . Much hath been done by its adversaries with the
express purpose to vilify and suppress it , little in the endeavour to conciliate and
...
The case is , that the Stage still exists , notwithstanding all that hath been done to
put it down for centuries past . Much hath been done by its adversaries with the
express purpose to vilify and suppress it , little in the endeavour to conciliate and
...
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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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