Free Thoughts Upon Methodists, Actors, and the Influence of the Stage: With an Introductory Letter to Mrs.----, of -----Castle, Glamorganshire, Upon the Origin of the Drama, &c. &c. &cAuthor and J. Craggs, 1814 - 206 páginas |
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... the origin of the drama , & c . is taken from " The ancient and modern stages surveyed . " An ingenious work rublished in reply to Mr. Collier , dated 1699 . any be conceived , much less exhibited before people advanced 15.
... the origin of the drama , & c . is taken from " The ancient and modern stages surveyed . " An ingenious work rublished in reply to Mr. Collier , dated 1699 . any be conceived , much less exhibited before people advanced 15.
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... taken from the sacrifice , which was a goat ; the other from the performers , which were the peasants or villagers ; or from the nature of the entertainment itself , which was com- posed of rural music , songs , and dances . It is ...
... taken from the sacrifice , which was a goat ; the other from the performers , which were the peasants or villagers ; or from the nature of the entertainment itself , which was com- posed of rural music , songs , and dances . It is ...
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... taken sufficient root , was carefully to be covered and defended from the injuries of rude beasts , and the contagion of those rank superstitious weeds that grew about it , by which the root might be killed , or the soil infected , and ...
... taken sufficient root , was carefully to be covered and defended from the injuries of rude beasts , and the contagion of those rank superstitious weeds that grew about it , by which the root might be killed , or the soil infected , and ...
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... taken away , and their licentious practices to be re- strained , reformed , and replaced , by severe principles , and austerity . All this to be . accomplished amongst a people , whom the submission and tribute of the world for ages ...
... taken away , and their licentious practices to be re- strained , reformed , and replaced , by severe principles , and austerity . All this to be . accomplished amongst a people , whom the submission and tribute of the world for ages ...
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... the good old sentiment : " The single married , and the married happy . " - It must have taken place in the golden age of the poets ! -But pleasant and refreshing as this delightful matrimonial prospect is , we cannot remain longer to 31.
... the good old sentiment : " The single married , and the married happy . " - It must have taken place in the golden age of the poets ! -But pleasant and refreshing as this delightful matrimonial prospect is , we cannot remain longer to 31.
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Pasajes populares
Página 103 - Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them ; as it is written, the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
Página 148 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself; * Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind.
Página 190 - Judge not, and ye shall not be judged : condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned : forgive, and ye shall be forgiven : give, and it shall be given unto you : good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Página 65 - Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel : for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
Página 201 - Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. For she hath cast down many wounded : yea, many strong men have been slain by her. Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
Página 163 - But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
Página 201 - Therefore came I forth to meet thee, Diligently to seek thy face, And I have found thee.
Página 56 - TRAGEDY, as it was anciently composed, hath been ever held the gravest, moralest, and most profitable of all other poems ; therefore said by Aristotle to be of power, by raising pity and fear, or terror, to purge the mind of those and such like passions, that is, to temper and reduce them to just measure with a kind of delight, stirred up by reading or seeing those passions well imitated.
Página 6 - About three in the morning, as we were continuing instant in prayer, the power of God came mightily upon us, insomuch that many cried out for exceeding joy, and many fell to the ground. As soon as we were recovered a little from that awe and amazement at the presence of his Majesty, we broke out with one voice, "We praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.
Página 161 - And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men.