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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... certainly think ; but , were it necessary to renounce it for ever , I could bear , without regret , the reflection that I never was to read or see another play . For several years , I never entered a Theatre ; and it is only lately ...
... certainly think ; but , were it necessary to renounce it for ever , I could bear , without regret , the reflection that I never was to read or see another play . For several years , I never entered a Theatre ; and it is only lately ...
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... certainly an interchange of dialogue . - The companions of the bride compose a kind of Chorus , which seems to bear some resemblance to that which after- wards obtained in the Grecian Tragedy . Solomon and his Queen sometimes speak in ...
... certainly an interchange of dialogue . - The companions of the bride compose a kind of Chorus , which seems to bear some resemblance to that which after- wards obtained in the Grecian Tragedy . Solomon and his Queen sometimes speak in ...
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... certainly is written very much in the dramatic form , " as the parties are introduced speaking with great fidelity of character , and as it deviates from strict historical accuracy for the sake of effect . " ( Gray , p . 250. ) An ...
... certainly is written very much in the dramatic form , " as the parties are introduced speaking with great fidelity of character , and as it deviates from strict historical accuracy for the sake of effect . " ( Gray , p . 250. ) An ...
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... certainly learn from it , that this form of writing was considered , by persons acting under divine direction , as admirably well adapted to convey moral and religious truths . And though , in this particular instance , it would have ...
... certainly learn from it , that this form of writing was considered , by persons acting under divine direction , as admirably well adapted to convey moral and religious truths . And though , in this particular instance , it would have ...
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... certainly be considered as the nuisances of society ; and these will include a list not gene- rally branded with infamy like the profane Stage - player . The law , indeed , formerly affixed this title of infamy upon the player , but it ...
... certainly be considered as the nuisances of society ; and these will include a list not gene- rally branded with infamy like the profane Stage - player . The law , indeed , formerly affixed this title of infamy upon the player , but it ...
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