The Works of Hannah More, Volume 5Harper & Brothers, 1836 |
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... perhaps , by that natural but secret bias which the inclination 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 ...
... perhaps , by that natural but secret bias which the inclination 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 ...
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... 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 of grounding on the publication , though in a very ...
... 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 of grounding on the publication , though in a very ...
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... perhaps , so early and incautiously expose their youthful offspring to the temp- tations of an amusement , of which they themselves could be brought to see and to feel the existence . The question , then , which with great deference I ...
... perhaps , so early and incautiously expose their youthful offspring to the temp- tations of an amusement , of which they themselves could be brought to see and to feel the existence . The question , then , which with great deference I ...
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... perhaps exhibit as pointed a contrast as human imagination could conceive . I by no means pretend to assert that religion is excluded from tragedies ; it is often incidentally introduced ; and many a period is beautifully turned , and ...
... perhaps exhibit as pointed a contrast as human imagination could conceive . I by no means pretend to assert that religion is excluded from tragedies ; it is often incidentally introduced ; and many a period is beautifully turned , and ...
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... perhaps , going too far to suspect , that the principles and exam- ples exhibited on the stage may contribute , in their full measure and proportion , towards supplying a sort of regular aliment to the appetite ( how dreadfully ...
... perhaps , going too far to suspect , that the principles and exam- ples exhibited on the stage may contribute , in their full measure and proportion , towards supplying a sort of regular aliment to the appetite ( how dreadfully ...
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