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The History of English Poetry: From the Close of the Eleventh to the ... - Page 207
by Thomas Warton - 1778
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pt. 2. Historical account of the English stage. Emendations and additions ...

William Shakespeare - 1790 - 670 pages
...abolilhing the barbarous attachment to military games, and the bloody contentions of the tornament, which had fo long prevailed as the fole fpecies of...of the people, by diverting the public attention to fpeelacles in which the mind was concerned, and by creating a regard for other arts than thofe of bodily...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: pt. 2. Historical account of the ...

William Shakespeare - 1790 - 672 pages
...only in teaching the great truths of fcripture to men who could not read the bible, but in abolishing the barbarous attachment to military games, and the bloody contentions of the tornament, which had fo long prevailed as the fole fpecies of popular amufement. Rude and even ridiculous...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare. In Fifteen Volumes: With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 594 pages
...only in teaching the great truths of fcripture to men who could not read the Bible, but in abolifhing the barbarous attachment to military games, and the bloody contentions of the tornament, which had fo long prevailed as the fole fpecies of popular amufement. Rude and even ridiculous...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 570 pages
...only in teaching the great truths of fcripture to men who could not read the Bible, but in abolilhing the barbarous attachment to military games, and the bloody contentions of the tornament, which had fo long prevailed as the fole fpecies of popular amufement. Rude and even ridiculous...
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Curiosities of Literature, Volume 2

Isaac Disraeli - 1807 - 606 pages
...only in teaching the great truths of scripture to men who could not read the bible, but in abolishing the barbarous attachment to military games and the bloody contentions of the tournament, which had so long prevailed as the sole species of popular amusement. Rude, and even ridiculous as the)' were,...
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Historical and critical matter The tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry ...

William Shakespeare - 1811 - 510 pages
...only in teaching the great truths of scripture to men who could not read the Bible, but in abolishing the barbarous attachment to military games, and the bloody contentions of the tournament, which had so long prevailed as the sole species of popular amusement. Rude and even ridiculous as they were,...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the ..., Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1813 - 564 pages
...only in teaching the great truths, of scripture to men who could not read the Bible, but in abolishing the barbarous attachment to military games, and the bloody contentions of the tornaraent, which had so long prevailed as the sole species of popular amusement. Rude and even ridiculous...
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Retrospective Review, Volume 13

Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1826 - 370 pages
...only in teaching the great truths of Scripture to men who could not read the bible, but in abolishing the barbarous attachment to military games, and the bloody contentions of the tournament, which had so long prevailed as the sole species of popular amusement. Rude, and even ridiculous, as they were,...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 578 pages
...only in teaching the great truths of Scripture to men who could not read the Bible, but in abolishing the barbarous attachment to military games, and the bloody contentions of the tornament, which had so long prevailed as the sole species of popular amusement. Rude and even ridiculous...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text of the ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1823 - 526 pages
...only in teaching the great truths of scripture to men who could not read the Bible, but in abolishing the barbarous attachment to military games, and the bloody contentions of the tournament, which had so long prevailed as the sole species of popular amusement. Rude and even ridiculous as they were,...
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