The Works of Hannah More, Volume 5Harper & Brothers, 1836 |
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Page 5
... gives to the judgment , I had been led to en- tertain that common , but , as I must now think , delusive and groundless hope , that the stage , under certain regulations , might be converted into a school of virtue ; and thus , like ...
... gives to the judgment , I had been led to en- tertain that common , but , as I must now think , delusive and groundless hope , that the stage , under certain regulations , might be converted into a school of virtue ; and thus , like ...
Page 6
... gives birth to the qualify- ing preface . I should , perhaps , have been inclined to adopt the first of these two opinions , had it not occurred to me that the suppression would be thought disingenuous ; and had I not been also desirous ...
... gives birth to the qualify- ing preface . I should , perhaps , have been inclined to adopt the first of these two opinions , had it not occurred to me that the suppression would be thought disingenuous ; and had I not been also desirous ...
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... give these moderate and dis- creet persons all due praise for comparative sobriety . But while they go at all , the principle is the same ; for they sanction , by going sometimes , a diversion which is not to be defended on strict Chris ...
... give these moderate and dis- creet persons all due praise for comparative sobriety . But while they go at all , the principle is the same ; for they sanction , by going sometimes , a diversion which is not to be defended on strict Chris ...
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... general definitions , that the character given to the piece often takes its color from the character of him who gives it . Passages which would escape censure from the decent moral man ( him I mean who is decent and moral on 12 PREFACE .
... general definitions , that the character given to the piece often takes its color from the character of him who gives it . Passages which would escape censure from the decent moral man ( him I mean who is decent and moral on 12 PREFACE .
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... altogether produce the effect -- which altogether create the danger . These give a pernicious force to sentiments which , when read , merely explain the mysterious 2 * action of the human heart , but which , when PREFACE . 17.
... altogether produce the effect -- which altogether create the danger . These give a pernicious force to sentiments which , when read , merely explain the mysterious 2 * action of the human heart , but which , when PREFACE . 17.
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