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Pagina 170
... theatre ? " " Theatre ! " answered James . never been in a playhouse . " " I have Mr. Stays seemed astonished . " You , who have 170 THE WRITER'S CLERK .
... theatre ? " " Theatre ! " answered James . never been in a playhouse . " " I have Mr. Stays seemed astonished . " You , who have 170 THE WRITER'S CLERK .
Pagina 171
... theatre ! heard the like of that ! Mr. Kiniven . " Demme if I ever You surely joke , " It is the truth , I assure you . I don't believe that I read a play in my lifetime . My eyes are , indeed , often attracted with play - bills , which ...
... theatre ! heard the like of that ! Mr. Kiniven . " Demme if I ever You surely joke , " It is the truth , I assure you . I don't believe that I read a play in my lifetime . My eyes are , indeed , often attracted with play - bills , which ...
Pagina 172
... I refuse to accompany him , he'll con- clude that I am a drinker , by preferring to remain drinking with him here to going to the theatre ; and if I say that I have an appointment , or must be away to my office , 172 THE WRITER'S Clerk .
... I refuse to accompany him , he'll con- clude that I am a drinker , by preferring to remain drinking with him here to going to the theatre ; and if I say that I have an appointment , or must be away to my office , 172 THE WRITER'S Clerk .
Pagina 174
... theatre , and took their seats in the pit . The impression which the interior of the house made upon our hero , unexpectedly surprised him . The elegance and clean- liness of the house , its glittering deco- rations , the splendour of ...
... theatre , and took their seats in the pit . The impression which the interior of the house made upon our hero , unexpectedly surprised him . The elegance and clean- liness of the house , its glittering deco- rations , the splendour of ...
Pagina 177
... theatre , on the pre- ceding evening . Such a strong impression had they made on his mind , that all other reflections were swallowed up in his con- templations of the scenes he had beheld ; and even in the course of business , on the ...
... theatre , on the pre- ceding evening . Such a strong impression had they made on his mind , that all other reflections were swallowed up in his con- templations of the scenes he had beheld ; and even in the course of business , on the ...
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Pagina 388 - See, what a grace was seated on this brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself; An eye like Mars, to threaten and command; A station like the herald Mercury, New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill; A combination, and a form, indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man : This was your husband.
Pagina 64 - I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, 1 have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
Pagina 74 - And rarely av'rice taints the tuneful mind. Allow him but his plaything of a Pen, He ne'er rebels, or plots, like other men...
Pagina 264 - And Juvenal, who wrote in times of the grosset impurity, maintains that no prudent man will take any young lady to wife, who has ever been even within the walls of a theatre...
Pagina 58 - It is ... a duty to attend to the books a young lady reads, as to the company she keeps; for if it is allowed, that the frequent hearing of loose conversation naturally prepares the mind for the admittance of vicious ideas, it cannot be denied but books, in which love is the only theme, and intrigues the sole business of the actors, are more dangerous than even bad company; since the recital of lascivious scenes might shock an ear not yet hardened in vice, when the warm representation painted in...
Pagina 262 - Tragedy, like other arts, was, in its beginnings, rude and imperfect. Among the Greeks, from whom our dramatic entertainments are derived, the origin of tragedy was no other than the song which. was wont to be sung at the festival of Bacchus. A goat was the sacrifice offered to that God ; after the sacrifice, the priests, with the company that joined them, sung hymns in honour of Bacchus; and, from the name of the victim, Tjayor a goat, joined with iSii a song, undoubtedly arose the word tragedy.
Pagina 269 - which are two sentiments so different in themselves, differ not so much in their cause. From the instance of tickling it appears, that the movement of pleasure, pushed a little too far, becomes pain, and that the movement of pain, a little moderate, becomes pleasure. Hence it proceeds, that there is such a thing as a sorrow, soft and agreeable: it is a pain weakened and diminished. The heart likes naturally to be moved and affected. Melancholy objects suit it, and even disastrous and sorrowful, provided...
Pagina 71 - Thou hast redeemed. 0 Thou great Master and Lord, whose are all things in heaven and earth, and who givest to every one as it seemeth good in Thy sight ; grant us grace so to use the talents which Thou hast committed to us for a season, that when the Lord shall return to reckon with His servants, we may be enabled to give in our account with joy, and not with grief.
Pagina 264 - The account which Aristotle gives of the design of tragedy is, that it is intended to purge our passions by means of pity and terror. This is somewhat obscure. Various senses have been put upon his words, and much altercation has followed among his commentators. Without entering into any controversy upon this head, the intention of tragedy may, I think, be more shortly and clearly defined, to improve our virtuous sensibility. If...
Pagina 128 - O'Connell glowed the flame of the love of liberty and of mankind, his principles as a Christian impelled him to do to others, as he would wish others to do to him...