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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What was before observed respecting the introduction of the name of God ,
seenis to be equally applicable here , Writers and performers , with a view ,
perhaps , to avoid the seeming impiety of addressing the Deity in that , which was
but a ...
What was before observed respecting the introduction of the name of God ,
seenis to be equally applicable here , Writers and performers , with a view ,
perhaps , to avoid the seeming impiety of addressing the Deity in that , which was
but a ...
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Now , ridicule implies something which is objected to , -- some little mixture of
contempt ( as we have observed ) in its best state , -- and great contempt or
dislike , in other cases . This , therefore , distresses the person , in proportion to
the ...
Now , ridicule implies something which is objected to , -- some little mixture of
contempt ( as we have observed ) in its best state , -- and great contempt or
dislike , in other cases . This , therefore , distresses the person , in proportion to
the ...
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And , it may be observed , that “ Men are often thought to be more offended by
raillery than they really are ; they shew some confusion , and that is thought to be
merely anger , when really it springs from various causes . Sometimes even the ...
And , it may be observed , that “ Men are often thought to be more offended by
raillery than they really are ; they shew some confusion , and that is thought to be
merely anger , when really it springs from various causes . Sometimes even the ...
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To a man ( says he ) who had long observed the influences which tyrannise over
human passions and opinions , it would not perhaps have appeared strange ,
that when the Grand Renovator came on earth , and during the succeeding ages
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To a man ( says he ) who had long observed the influences which tyrannise over
human passions and opinions , it would not perhaps have appeared strange ,
that when the Grand Renovator came on earth , and during the succeeding ages
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To his labours have succeeded those of others in the same line , in which ,
though there may be too much unqualified censure , ( as hath before been
observed , ) yet they certainly contain much truth , and have produced their good
effects .
To his labours have succeeded those of others in the same line , in which ,
though there may be too much unqualified censure , ( as hath before been
observed , ) yet they certainly contain much truth , and have produced their good
effects .
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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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