 Things are come to this pass; and yet the world will not understand, that the theatre has much the same effect on the manners of the age, as the Bank on the credit of the nation. Wit and spirit, humour and good sense, can never be revived but under the...  The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq - Page 741751Full view - About this book
 | Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1712 - 398 pages
...come to this Pafsj ''and >tu the World will not wnderftand, thafthe Theatre ' has much the fame Effect on the Manners of ( the Age, as the Bank on the Credit...Wit and Spirit, Humour and good Senfe, can never be revivScT, but under the Government ^N of thofe who are Judges -of filch Talents, who know, that whatever... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - England - 1774 - 346 pages
...come to this pafs ; and yet the world will not underftand, that the theatre has much the fame effedt on the manners of the age, as the Bank on the credit of the nation. Wit and fpirit, humour and good fenfe, can never be revived, but under the government of thofe who are judges... | |
 | 1785 - 698 pages
...come to this pafsj led ret the world will not underltand, din the theatre has much the fame effect on the manners of the age, as the bank on the credit of the nation. Wit and if ait, humour and good fenfr, can Dtver be revived, but under the govern:,i thole who are judges of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1803 - 496 pages
...come to this pass ; and yet the world will not understand, that the theatre has much the same effect on the manners of the age, as the Bank on the credit of the nation. Wit and spirit, humour and good sense, can never be revived but under the government of those who air judges of such talents ; who... | |
 | English essays - 1803 - 410 pages
...come to this pass; and yet the world will not understand, that the theatre has much the same eflect on the manners of the age, as the bank on the credit of the nation. Wit and spirit, humour and good sense, can never be revived, but under the government of those who are judges of such talents ; who... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 390 pages
...come to this pass; and yet the world will not understand, that the theatre has much the same effect on the manners of the age, as the Bank on the credit of the nation. Wit and spirit, humour and good sense, can never be revived but under the government of those who are judges of such talents; who know,... | |
 | England - 1868 - 800 pages
...Sir Richard complains " that the world will not understand that the theatre has much the same effect on the manners of the age as the Bank on the credit of the nation." The same complaints have been repeated from that day to this with varying emphasis and authority, and... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 372 pages
...come to this pass; and yet the world will not understand, that the theatre has much the same effect on the manners of the age, as the Bank on the credit of the nation. Wit and spirit, humour and good sense, can never be revived but under the government of those who are judges of * Mr. Owen, or Mac... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...harbinger to prepare their entertainment. Massinger. MCCCCLIX. The theatre has much the same effect on the manners of the age, as the bank on the credit of the nation. Wit and spirit, humour and good sense, can never be revived but under the government of those who are judges of such talents; who know,... | |
 | English essays - 1829 - 804 pages
...come to this pass ; and yet the world will not understand, that the theatre has much the same effect on the manners of the age, as the bank on the credit of the nation. Wit and spirit, humour and good sense, can never be revived, but under the gogovernment of those who are judges of such talents; who... | |
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