An oration, in which an enquiry is made whether the stage is, or can be made a school for forming the mind to virtue; And proving the Superiority of Theatric Instruction over those of History and Moral Philosophy. With reflections on operas. Spoke March 13, 1733, in the Jesuits College at Paris, in Presence of the Cardinals de Polignac and de Bissy, the Pope's Nuncio, and several other Persons of the highest Distinction by Charles Porée of the Society of Jesus, translated into English by J. Lockman.
- Porée, Charles, 1675-1741.
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- MDCCXXXIV. [1734]
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London : printed for C. Davis, and sold by T. Astley at the Rose in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCXXXIV. [1734]
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[6],111,[1]p. ; 80.
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ESTC T94013
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