 | 1837 - 1322 σελίδες
...human history, and lays bare to us the human heart in its most powerful, appaling glorious workings. But how little does the theatre accomplish its end...distortions of human nature, and still more disgraced by profanencss, coarseness, indelicacy, low wit, such as no woman, worthy of the name, can hear without... | |
 | 1837 - 660 σελίδες
...its most powerful, appaling glorious workings. But how little does the theatre accomplish its end 1 How often is it disgraced by monstrous distortions of human nature, and still more disgraced by profanencss, coarseness, indelicacy, low wit, such as no woman, worthy of the name, can hear without... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1838 - 408 σελίδες
...human history, and lays bare to us the human heart in its most powerful, appalling, glorious workings. But how little does the theatre accomplish its end....man can take pleasure in without self-degradation." In regard to amusements of a more private character, such as every family may cultivate for the pleasant... | |
 | John Styles - 1838 - 224 σελίδες
...and manners." Speaking of the Theatre, Dr. Channing observes : — " How often is it disgraced by 4 monstrous distortions of human nature, and still more...disgraced by profaneness, coarseness, indelicacy, and low wit, such as no woman, worthy of the name, can hear without a blush, and no man can take pleasure... | |
 | 1841 - 435 σελίδες
...human history, and lays bare to us the human heart in its most powerful, appalling, glorious workings. But how little does the theatre accomplish its end...distortions of human nature, and still more disgraced by profanencss, coarseness, indelicacy, low wit, such as no woman, worthy of the name, can hear without... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 390 σελίδες
...human history, and lays bare to us the human heart, in its most powerful, appalling, glorious workings. But how little does the theatre accomplish its end...blush, and no man can take pleasure in — without self-deKradaiwri. Is it possible, that a Christian, and a refined people, can resort to theatres, where... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 330 σελίδες
...human history, and lays bare to us the human heart, in its most powerful, appalling, glorious workings. But how little does the theatre accomplish its end...worthy of the name, can hear without a blush, and no titan can take pleasure in — without self-degradation. Is it possible, that a Christian, and a refined... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 334 σελίδες
...to us the human heart, in its most powerful, appalling, glorious workings. But how little does tnc theatre accomplish its end ! How often is it disgraced,...hear without a blush, and no man can take pleasure in—without se(f-(legr(uUtliun. Is it possible, that a Christian, and a refined people, can resort... | |
 | Charles P. Bronson - 1845 - 438 σελίδες
...human history, and lays hare to us the human heart, in its most powerful, appalling, glorious workings. But how little does the theatre accomplish its end...distortions of human nature, and still more disgraced by profoneness, coarseness, indelicacy, low wit, such as no woman, worthy of the name, can hear without... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 398 σελίδες
...the human heart, ! All{i KUliierintf lear^ and in its most powerful, appalling, glorious workings. But how little does the theatre accomplish its end...disgraced, by monstrous distortions of human nature, arid still mart' disgraced by prolhnencss, coarseness, indelicacy, low wit, such a* no out a blush,... | |
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... for a time, to some intenseness of thought and sensibility. The drama answers a high purpose when it places us in the presence of the most solemn and striking events of human history, and lays bare to us the human heart in its most powerful, appalling,... 
