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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At the Classical School * to which I was sent , it was customary , once in three
years , to perform one of Shakspeare's ... of King Lear was performed ; and
during the time that was in preparation , some friends took me to see a play in
London .
At the Classical School * to which I was sent , it was customary , once in three
years , to perform one of Shakspeare's ... of King Lear was performed ; and
during the time that was in preparation , some friends took me to see a play in
London .
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was taken to expunge every exceptionable passage from the pieces performed ;
at least to purify them according to the general opinions of the world ; for ,
notwithstanding this , much heathenism , and much sentiment contrary to
Christianity ...
was taken to expunge every exceptionable passage from the pieces performed ;
at least to purify them according to the general opinions of the world ; for ,
notwithstanding this , much heathenism , and much sentiment contrary to
Christianity ...
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... till it struck me , that it might be useful to put the more moral and religious part
of my plan together , into Sermons , for the purpose of preaching them at that time
, when plays are performed within a very short distance from the University , The
...
... till it struck me , that it might be useful to put the more moral and religious part
of my plan together , into Sermons , for the purpose of preaching them at that time
, when plays are performed within a very short distance from the University , The
...
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... has been the hope , that these Discourses might furnish materials to my
Brethren , residing in towns where plays are performed , and so to put their
congregations in possession of that knowledge , and of those facts , which might
never reach ...
... has been the hope , that these Discourses might furnish materials to my
Brethren , residing in towns where plays are performed , and so to put their
congregations in possession of that knowledge , and of those facts , which might
never reach ...
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... 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 the place wherein it is performed , have been called
by some ...
... 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 the place wherein it is performed , have been called
by some ...
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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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