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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... duty I then owed to my Parents and Teachers , that ought to have been my pursuit , had I possessed adequate ideas of filial obedience . At length the time arrived , when , having taken my degree in the University , it became necessary ...
... duty I then owed to my Parents and Teachers , that ought to have been my pursuit , had I possessed adequate ideas of filial obedience . At length the time arrived , when , having taken my degree in the University , it became necessary ...
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... duties , and the studies immediately con- nected with my profession , began entirely to engross my thoughts ; and yielding to the prejudices of the world , I determined to relinquish in great measure the amusement of the Stage . In the ...
... duties , and the studies immediately con- nected with my profession , began entirely to engross my thoughts ; and yielding to the prejudices of the world , I determined to relinquish in great measure the amusement of the Stage . In the ...
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... duty incumbent upon me , And one motive with me for chusing this form for my work , has been the hope , that these Dis courses might furnish materials to my Brethren , residing in towns where plays are performed , and so to put their ...
... duty incumbent upon me , And one motive with me for chusing this form for my work , has been the hope , that these Dis courses might furnish materials to my Brethren , residing in towns where plays are performed , and so to put their ...
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... duties in this world , returning hearty thanks for his favours , and begging his blessing upon them to that end , the " glory of God " is effectually promoted . 1 Thus , likewise , in the article of dress , if it be used for the ...
... duties in this world , returning hearty thanks for his favours , and begging his blessing upon them to that end , the " glory of God " is effectually promoted . 1 Thus , likewise , in the article of dress , if it be used for the ...
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... duties we òwe to mankind , and to the duties we owe to the ani- -mals placed under our care for our use , —if they be not of too expensive a nature , nor occupy too much of our time , but be merely taken as a . relaxation from labour ...
... duties we òwe to mankind , and to the duties we owe to the ani- -mals placed under our care for our use , —if they be not of too expensive a nature , nor occupy too much of our time , but be merely taken as a . relaxation from labour ...
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