The Works of Hannah More, Volume 5Harper & Brothers, 1836 |
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Page 9
... never but to a good play . " We 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 ...
... never but to a good play . " We 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 ...
Page 15
... never expel that which it can never reach ; for one stroke of feeling , one natural expression of the passions , be the principle right or wrong , carries away the affections of the auditor beyond any of the poet's force of reason- ing ...
... never expel that which it can never reach ; for one stroke of feeling , one natural expression of the passions , be the principle right or wrong , carries away the affections of the auditor beyond any of the poet's force of reason- ing ...
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... never partake of it . Some individuals may urge that the amusements of the theatre never had the bad effects on their minds which they are said to have on the minds of others ; but supposing this to be really the case ( which however ...
... never partake of it . Some individuals may urge that the amusements of the theatre never had the bad effects on their minds which they are said to have on the minds of others ; but supposing this to be really the case ( which however ...
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... that of placing the return of Regulus to Rome posterior to the death of his wife . The writer herself never considered the plot as sufficiently bustling and dramatic for representation . DRAMATIS PERSONÆ . REGULUS . PUBLIUS , his son .
... that of placing the return of Regulus to Rome posterior to the death of his wife . The writer herself never considered the plot as sufficiently bustling and dramatic for representation . DRAMATIS PERSONÆ . REGULUS . PUBLIUS , his son .
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... never hurt her sons . Pub . In pity to thy children , spare thyself . Reg . Dost thou then think that mine's a frantic bravery ? That Regulus would rashly seek his fate ? Publius ! how little dost thou know thy sire ! Misjudging youth ...
... never hurt her sons . Pub . In pity to thy children , spare thyself . Reg . Dost thou then think that mine's a frantic bravery ? That Regulus would rashly seek his fate ? Publius ! how little dost thou know thy sire ! Misjudging youth ...
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