...country, employing the talents which they have received from their Maker most traitorously against himself, by endeavouring to corrupt and disfigure his creatures. If the comedies of Congreve ditl not rack him with remorse, in his last moments, he must have been lost to all sense of virtue.'...

...Congreve's. Lord Kames has justly, though severely, said of them, " that if they did not rack their author with remorse in his last moments, he must have been lost to all sense of virtue." They roused Collier to his indignant attack upon the English stage, — an attack which Congreve attempted,...

...ought writers to be who thus employ the talents they have from their Maker most traitorously against himself, by endeavouring to corrupt and disfigure...moments, he must have been lost to all sense of virtue." As Friends consider the theatre to have an injurious effect on the morality of man, so they consider...

...traitorously against himseltj by endeavoring to corrupt and disfigure his creatures ! If the comedies'of Congreve did not rack him with remorse in his last...moments, he must have been lost to all sense of virtue. Nor will it afford any excuse to such writers, that their comedies are entertaining: unless it could...

...thus employ the talents they have from their Maker most traitorously against himself, by endeavoring to corrupt and disfigure his creatures! If the comedies...did not rack him with remorse in his last moments, ho must have been lost to all sense of virtue." SECTION IV. The theatre forbidden, because injurious...

...thus employ the talents they have from their Maker, most traitorously against himself, by endeavoring to corrupt and disfigure his creatures ! If the comedies...moments, he must have been lost to all sense of virtue."* When the author has not introduced immodest speeches and actions, the actors often seize the opportunity...

...country ; employing the talents which they have received from their Maker most traitorously against himself, by endeavouring to corrupt and disfigure...moments, he must have been lost to all sense of virtue." — Elements of' Criticism. It is worthy of observation, that the famous Peter Pindar attempts to defend...

...country; employing the talents which they have received from their Maker most traitorously against himself, by endeavouring to corrupt and disfigure...last moments, he must have been lost to all sense of virtue."—ElcmvUs of Critiriim, Etna, for instance, in these justificatory lines, to which 1 refer,...