 Although it is said of plays, that they teach morality ; and of the Stage, that it is the mirror of human life : these assertions are mere declamation, and have no foundation in truth or experience : on the contrary, a Playhouse, and the regions about...  The Young Man's Guide - Seite 164von William Andrus Alcott - 1834 - 303 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 Seiten
...faid that they teach morality, and of the ftage that it is the mirror of human life, thefc aftentions are mere declamation, and have no foundation in truth or experience : on the contrary, a playhoufe, and the regions about it, arc the very hot-beds of vice : how elfe comes it to pafs that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 Seiten
...faid that they teach morality, and of the ftage that it is the mirror of human life, thefc aflertions are mere declamation, and have no foundation in truth or experience : on the contrary, a playhoufe, and the regions about it, are the very hot-beds of vice : how elfe comes it to pafs that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 642 Seiten
...that they teach morality, and of of the ftage that it is the mirror of human life, thelc afiertions are mere declamation, and have no foundation in truth or experience : on the contrary, a playhoufe, and the regions about it, are the very hot -beds of vice : how elfe comes it to pafs that... | |
 | John Styles - 1806 - 156 Seiten
...Hawkins, in his Life of Johnson, has a remark which strikingly illustrates what I have now advanced. " Although it is said of plays, that they teach morality...a Play-house and the regions about it are the very hotbeds of vice. How else comes it to pass, that no sooner is a Play-house opened in any part of the... | |
 | John Styles - 1807 - 216 Seiten
...Hawkins, in his Life of Johnson, has a remark which strikingly illustrates what I have now advanced. " Although it is said of plays, that they teach morality;...Playhouse, and the regions about it, are the very hot-beds of vice. How else comes it to pass, that no sooner is a Playhouse opened in any part of the... | |
 | John Styles - 1807 - 216 Seiten
...Hawkins, in his Life of Johnson, has a remark which strikingly illustrates what I * have now advanced. " Although it is said of plays, that they teach morality;...these assertions are mere declamation, and have no foun- ' dation in truth or experience: on the contrary, //*'««•. a Playhouse,' and the regions... | |
 | Henry Gauntlett - 1810 - 236 Seiten
...Hawkins, in his life of Johnson, has a remark which strikingly illustrates what I have now advanced. " Although it is said of plays, that they teach morality,...playhouse, and the regions about it, are the very hot-beds of vice. How else comes it to pass, that no sooner is a playhouse opened in any part of the... | |
 | John Witherspoon - 1812 - 214 Seiten
...him speaking of the theatre in this pointed and unequivocal language: " Although it is " said of the plays, that they teach morality ; and of " the stage,...these " assertions are mere declamation, and have no fouu" dation in truth or experience. On the contrary, a " play house, and the regions about it, are... | |
 | John Styles - 1815 - 254 Seiten
...Hawkins, in his Life of Johnson, has a remark which strikingly illustrates what I have now advanced. "Although it is said of plays, that they teach morality; and of the Stage, that it is the M mirror of human life: these assertions are mere declamation, and have no foundation in truth or experience:... | |
 | John Angell James - 1827 - 186 Seiten
...Life of Johnson, has a remark which strikingly illustrates and confirms what I have now advanced. " Although it is said of plays that they teach morality,...it is .the mirror of human life, these assertions have no foundation in truth, but are mere declamation : on the contrary, a play-house, and the region... | |
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