The Works of Hannah More, Volume 5Harper & Brothers, 1836 |
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... hope , that the stage , under certain regulations , might be converted into a school of virtue ; and thus , like many others , inferred , by a seemingly reasonable conclusion , that though a bad play would always be a bad thing , yet ...
... hope , that the stage , under certain regulations , might be converted into a school of virtue ; and thus , like many others , inferred , by a seemingly reasonable conclusion , that though a bad play would always be a bad thing , yet ...
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... hope , that , under certain restrictions , and under an improved form , it might be made to contribute to instruction as well as to pleasure ; and it is on this plausible ground that we have heard so many ingenious defences of this ...
... hope , that , under certain restrictions , and under an improved form , it might be made to contribute to instruction as well as to pleasure ; and it is on this plausible ground that we have heard so many ingenious defences of this ...
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... hope of success . There must always be a con- gruity between the taste of the spectator and the nature of the spectacle , in order to effect that point of union which can pro- duce pleasure ; for it must be remembered that people go to ...
... hope of success . There must always be a con- gruity between the taste of the spectator and the nature of the spectacle , in order to effect that point of union which can pro- duce pleasure ; for it must be remembered that people go to ...
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... hope of that immortality which is brought to light by the Gospel . For , however weighty the arguments in favor of the superior rationality of plays may be found in the scale , when a rational be- ing puts one amusement in the balance ...
... hope of that immortality which is brought to light by the Gospel . For , however weighty the arguments in favor of the superior rationality of plays may be found in the scale , when a rational be- ing puts one amusement in the balance ...
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... hope of having his reputation cleared , by the perpetual eulogies these flattering scenes bestow on rash and intemperate bravery ; on the dignity of that spirit which cannot brook an insult ; and on that generous sense of wounded honor ...
... hope of having his reputation cleared , by the perpetual eulogies these flattering scenes bestow on rash and intemperate bravery ; on the dignity of that spirit which cannot brook an insult ; and on that generous sense of wounded honor ...
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