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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... become the corrupters and the cor- rupted in their turus . In the hour of health and gaiety , applause may crown the Wit for his licentiousness ; but the season of sickness and the hour of death - would they were displayed upon the ...
... become the corrupters and the cor- rupted in their turus . In the hour of health and gaiety , applause may crown the Wit for his licentiousness ; but the season of sickness and the hour of death - would they were displayed upon the ...
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... become delightful , and promote prudence and sobriety of manners ; that is , when the characters are well chosen , justly delineated , and every where distinguished ; when the various manners are exactly imitated and carried on with ...
... become delightful , and promote prudence and sobriety of manners ; that is , when the characters are well chosen , justly delineated , and every where distinguished ; when the various manners are exactly imitated and carried on with ...
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... become extravagant . ” " As Tragedy is a high and distinguished species of composition , so also in its general strain and spirit , it is favourable to virtue . ” — " Though Dramatic writers may sometimes , like other writers 112 NOTES ...
... become extravagant . ” " As Tragedy is a high and distinguished species of composition , so also in its general strain and spirit , it is favourable to virtue . ” — " Though Dramatic writers may sometimes , like other writers 112 NOTES ...
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... become almost necessary about courts , and in great cities . It is to be wished that these were translated and published for the benefit of the English Reader , and perhaps of the English Stage . K There is so little precision in what ...
... become almost necessary about courts , and in great cities . It is to be wished that these were translated and published for the benefit of the English Reader , and perhaps of the English Stage . K There is so little precision in what ...
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... become more difficult to decide , and too long a digression would be required to place it in a new light . It is not easy to ascertain what impression may be made on spectators at the Theatres , or on readers in their closets , by ...
... become more difficult to decide , and too long a digression would be required to place it in a new light . It is not easy to ascertain what impression may be made on spectators at the Theatres , or on readers in their closets , by ...
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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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