A defence of the stage, or An inquiry into the real qualities of theatrical entertainments, their scope and tendency. Being a reply to a sermon ... by the rev. dr. John B. Bennett |
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... writers have , in their turn , drawn largely from Dr. Witherspoon , Law , Bedford , and Collier indeed so closely are the same trains of reasoning , the same conclusions , and the same authorities adopted throughout , that the present ...
... writers have , in their turn , drawn largely from Dr. Witherspoon , Law , Bedford , and Collier indeed so closely are the same trains of reasoning , the same conclusions , and the same authorities adopted throughout , that the present ...
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... writers , the effects of their works , and the various exhibitions of the Theatre , had long been known in the world . The Stage was a dis- tinct institution , then , as now , peculiar in its qua- lities , important in its operation ...
... writers , the effects of their works , and the various exhibitions of the Theatre , had long been known in the world . The Stage was a dis- tinct institution , then , as now , peculiar in its qua- lities , important in its operation ...
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... writers whose * " One of themselves , even a prophet of their own , said , The Cretians are alway liars , evil beasts , slow bellies : this witness is true . " Titus , i . 12 , 13 . † 1 Corinthians , xv . 33. There is a difference of ...
... writers whose * " One of themselves , even a prophet of their own , said , The Cretians are alway liars , evil beasts , slow bellies : this witness is true . " Titus , i . 12 , 13 . † 1 Corinthians , xv . 33. There is a difference of ...
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... writers , who , as Dr. Johnson remarked , " studied themselves , " and drew from the sources of their own polluted taste ; with whom " intrigue was plot , and obscenity was wit ; " whose names are synonymous with indeli- cacy 24.
... writers , who , as Dr. Johnson remarked , " studied themselves , " and drew from the sources of their own polluted taste ; with whom " intrigue was plot , and obscenity was wit ; " whose names are synonymous with indeli- cacy 24.
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... Israelites to the Land of Promise . The principal dramatic writers who imme- * Dr. Johnson's Prologue on the opening of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane , 1747 . diately followed the time of Charles the Second , Cibber 26.
... Israelites to the Land of Promise . The principal dramatic writers who imme- * Dr. Johnson's Prologue on the opening of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane , 1747 . diately followed the time of Charles the Second , Cibber 26.
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