 Perhaps the Parson stretched a point too far, When with our Theatres he waged a war; He tells you that this very moral age Received the first infection from the Stage, But sure a banished Court, with lewdness fraught, The seeds of open vice returning...  Temple Bar - Page 831863Full view - About this book
 | 1766 - 128 lehte
...lines from this prologue to support my assertion : Perhaps the parson stretch'da point too far, When with our theatres he waged a war. He tells you that...fraught, The seeds of open vice returning brought. These lodg'd (as vice by great example thrives) It first debauched their daughters and their wives.... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 476 lehte
...Devil and the Collier. EPILOGUE TO THE PILGRIM. PERHAPS the parson stretched a point too far, When with our theatres he waged a war. He tells you, that...fraught, The seeds of open vice, returning, brought. Thus lodged, (as vice by great example thrives,) It first debauched the daughters and the wives. London,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 486 lehte
...Peril and the Collier. EPILOGUE TO THE PILGRIM. PERHAPS the parson stretched a point too far, When with our theatres he waged a war. He tells you, that...fraught, The seeds of open vice, returning, brought. Thus lodged, (as vice by great example thrives,) It first debauched the daughters and the wives. London,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 478 lehte
...IJevil and the Collier. EPILOGUE TO THE PILGRIM. PERHAPS the parson stretched a point too far, When with our theatres he waged a war. He tells you, that...fraught, The seeds of open vice, returning, brought. Thus lodged, (as vice by great example thrives,) It first debauched the daughters and the wives. London,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 316 lehte
...for millions that he left behind. TO THE PILGRIM. PERHAPS the Parson stretch'da point too far, When with our Theatres he waged a war. He tells you that...the first infection from the stage : But, sure, a banish'd court, with lewdness fraught, The seeds of open vice, returning, brought. Thus lodged (as... | |
 | Colley Cibber - 1826 - 358 lehte
...following lines of it will make good my observation. Perhaps the parson stretch'da point too far, When with our theatres he waged a war. He tells you that this very moral age Receiv'd the first infection from the stage ; But sure a bjmish'd court, with lewdness fraught, The... | |
 | 1826 - 362 lehte
...will make good my observation. Perhaps the p.irson stretchM a point too far, When with our theatre0 he waged a war. He tells you that this very moral age Receiv'd the first infection from the stage ; But sure a banish'd court, with lewdness fraught, The... | |
 | John Dryden - 1832 - 342 lehte
...one dubb'd the knight. EPILOGUE TO THE PILGRIM.' PERHAPS the parson stretch'da point too far, When with our theatres he waged a war. He tells you, that this very moral age Receiv'd the first infection from the stage. But sure, a banish'd court, with lewdness fraught, The... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 478 lehte
...one duhh'd the knight. EPlLOGUE TO THE PlLGRlM.s PERHAPS the parson stretch'da point too far, When with our theatres he waged a war. He tells you, that this very moral age Receiv'd the first infection from the stage. But sure, a hanish'd court, with lew\luess fraught, The... | |
 | John Dryden - 1854 - 324 lehte
...Doctor, and one dubbed the Knight. EPILOGUE. TDBRHAPS the parson stretched a point too far, -C When with our theatres he waged a war. He tells you, that...fraught, The seeds of open vice, returning, brought. Thus lodged, (as vice by great example thrives,) It first debauched the daughters and the wives. London,... | |
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