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 NotesF. Hodson, 1809 - 284 páginas |
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... look for their effecting some good in the world , and particularly in this place , of which you are now the chief Magistrate , and of the Morals of which you are the Guardian . In order to give you an adequate idea of the nature and ...
... look for their effecting some good in the world , and particularly in this place , of which you are now the chief Magistrate , and of the Morals of which you are the Guardian . In order to give you an adequate idea of the nature and ...
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... look so ; * and it will not require many words to make it appear , that , if we take our food and drink , as the gifts of an all - gracious and all - bountiful God , with a view to keep our bodies and minds in that state of health and ...
... look so ; * and it will not require many words to make it appear , that , if we take our food and drink , as the gifts of an all - gracious and all - bountiful God , with a view to keep our bodies and minds in that state of health and ...
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... look for his blessing upon it . " * To this it may be replied , that , even sup- posing we were not in possession of the autho- rities before cited for the origin of the Drama , * Witherspoon , p . 71 and 72 . the Stage , abstractedly ...
... look for his blessing upon it . " * To this it may be replied , that , even sup- posing we were not in possession of the autho- rities before cited for the origin of the Drama , * Witherspoon , p . 71 and 72 . the Stage , abstractedly ...
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... look for more than we are warranted in this imperfect state of being . One argument , however , in favour of the attempt is , that something — I might almost say much - hath already been done . Even the unconciliating invectives against ...
... look for more than we are warranted in this imperfect state of being . One argument , however , in favour of the attempt is , that something — I might almost say much - hath already been done . Even the unconciliating invectives against ...
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... look back upon it , and can perceive , that it would have been best if they could always have acted from such a system or plan . " This may be called Theory ; " there- fore , when once it is formed , referring to it must be the easiest ...
... look back upon it , and can perceive , that it would have been best if they could always have acted from such a system or plan . " This may be called Theory ; " there- fore , when once it is formed , referring to it must be the easiest ...
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Four Discourses on Subjects Relating to the Amusement of the Stage: Preached ... James Plumptre Visualização integral - 1809 |
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