A Defence of the StageMilliken and son, 1839 - 175 pages |
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... Character and Influence of the Stage , " by the Rev. John Styles , D. D. , and " The Christian Father's Present to his Children , " and Youth Warned , " by the Rev. J. Angell James . These writers have , in their turn , drawn largely ...
... Character and Influence of the Stage , " by the Rev. John Styles , D. D. , and " The Christian Father's Present to his Children , " and Youth Warned , " by the Rev. J. Angell James . These writers have , in their turn , drawn largely ...
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... characters and actions of men . According to some writers , it had already exercised a baneful influence on the destinies of nations . * If it were a mere ordinary pastime , insignificant in its nature , and scarcely bearing upon either ...
... characters and actions of men . According to some writers , it had already exercised a baneful influence on the destinies of nations . * If it were a mere ordinary pastime , insignificant in its nature , and scarcely bearing upon either ...
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... character as a pander to the vitiated taste of the ungodly multitude ; " " the history of its results is written in blood ; " † " one playhouse ruins more souls than fifty churches are able to save ; " " plays are one of the most ...
... character as a pander to the vitiated taste of the ungodly multitude ; " " the history of its results is written in blood ; " † " one playhouse ruins more souls than fifty churches are able to save ; " " plays are one of the most ...
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... character reflected the highest honour on the archiepiscopal chair , and his life was a true commentary on his faith . Strange as it may appear at first sight , I am willing to join . conclusions on his evidence , and am here content to ...
... character reflected the highest honour on the archiepiscopal chair , and his life was a true commentary on his faith . Strange as it may appear at first sight , I am willing to join . conclusions on his evidence , and am here content to ...
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... character were laid on the shelf , to make room for the prurient abominations of the Behns , Wycherleys , Ethereges , Sedleys , and Durfeys of the day ; writers , who , as Dr. Johnson remarked , " studied themselves , " and drew from ...
... character were laid on the shelf , to make room for the prurient abominations of the Behns , Wycherleys , Ethereges , Sedleys , and Durfeys of the day ; writers , who , as Dr. Johnson remarked , " studied themselves , " and drew from ...
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