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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With respect to the School of which I am now speaking , it is but justice to say ,
that , coming only once in three years , being got up chiefly out of school hours ,
and consisting of one of Shakspeare's Plays only , without a Farce , the chief ...
With respect to the School of which I am now speaking , it is but justice to say ,
that , coming only once in three years , being got up chiefly out of school hours ,
and consisting of one of Shakspeare's Plays only , without a Farce , the chief ...
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... some idea of wishing to render it more proper for public representation . My
love for the Drama certainly increased with my years , and , I must speak it to my
shame , interfered too much with what ought to have been the object of my
studies .
... some idea of wishing to render it more proper for public representation . My
love for the Drama certainly increased with my years , and , I must speak it to my
shame , interfered too much with what ought to have been the object of my
studies .
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... the Stage , as it is * In speaking of the blessings I enjoyed at that time ,
gratitude requires that I should likewise mention the great advantages I derived
from the friendship of the Gentleman who was then Tutor of ClareHall , The Rev.
... the Stage , as it is * In speaking of the blessings I enjoyed at that time ,
gratitude requires that I should likewise mention the great advantages I derived
from the friendship of the Gentleman who was then Tutor of ClareHall , The Rev.
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... without an imputation of vanity , as I speak it in great measure to my shame at
the same time ) to be particularly qualified for the office , from my former
attachment to the Stage , and my subsequent attention to sacred subjects . The
time which ...
... without an imputation of vanity , as I speak it in great measure to my shame at
the same time ) to be particularly qualified for the office , from my former
attachment to the Stage , and my subsequent attention to sacred subjects . The
time which ...
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The companions of the bride compose a kind of Chorus , which seems to bear
some resemblance to that which afterwards obtained in the Grecian Tragedy .
Solomon and his Queen sometimes speak in assumed characters , and
represent ...
The companions of the bride compose a kind of Chorus , which seems to bear
some resemblance to that which afterwards obtained in the Grecian Tragedy .
Solomon and his Queen sometimes speak in assumed characters , and
represent ...
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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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