| Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords - Great Britain - 1742 - 460 pages
...Body, left I injure the Eye upon which it is apt to appear. If theSttge becomes at any time licentioal, if a Play appears to be a Libel upon the Government,...the King's Courts are open, the Law is fufficient for punching the Offender ; and in this Cafe the Perfon injured has a fingular Advantage ; he can be... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords - 1742 - 462 pages
...with a trembling Hand, left I deftroy the Body, left I injure the Eye upon which it is apt to appear. If the Stage becomes at any time licentious, if a Play appears to be a Libel upon the Government, pr upon any particular Man, the King's Courts are open, the Law is fufficient for punching the Offender... | |
| British Plutarch - Great Britain - 1776 - 350 pages
...hand, left 1 deftroy the body, left I injure the eye upon which it is apt to appeal'. If the ftage becomes at any time licentious ; if a play appears...any particular man, the king's courts are open, the laws are fufficient for punifhing the offender, and, in this cafe, the perfon injured has a lingular... | |
| Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Authors, English - 1779 - 490 pages
...with a trembling hand, left I deftroy the body, left I injure the eye upon which it is apt to appear. If the Stage becomes at any time lIcentious, if a...the king's courts are open, the law. is fufficient for pun itbing the offender; and in this cai the perfon injured has a fingular advantage, he can MISCELLANEOUS... | |
| Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Authors, English - 1779 - 490 pages
...trembling hand, left I deftroy the body, left I injure the eye upon which it is apt to appear. If the ftage becomes at any time licentious, if a play appears...the king's courts are open, the law is fufficient for punifhing the offender; and in this cafe the perfon injured has a fingular advantage, he can MISCELLANEOUS... | |
| Tobias George Smollett - 1793 - 376 pages
...hand, left I deftroy the body ; left I " injore the eye upon which it is apt to appear. " If the ftage becomes at any time licentious , if " a play appears...punifh the " offender. If poets and players are to be reftrained " let them be reftrained as other fubjecls are, by the " known laws of their country ; if... | |
| James Thomas Kirkman - Theater - 1799 - 510 pages
...trembling hand, left I deftroy the body ; left I injure the eye, upon which it is apt to appear. — If the Stage becomes at any time licentious, if a...particular man, the King's Courts are open-; the law is fuffioient for punching the offender ; and, in this cafe, the perfon injured has a fingular advantage;... | |
| Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1800 - 594 pages
...the body, left I injure the eye, upon J x " which it is apt to appear. If the ftage becomes JT. '.' at any time licentious, if a play appears to be a " libel upon the government, or upon any particu- I " lar man, the King's courts are open ; the law is " fufficient to punifh the offender.... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...with a trembling hand, lest I destroy the body, lest I injure the eye upon which it is apt to appear. If the stage becomes at any time licentious, if a...any particular man, the king's courts are open ; the * Pasquin, a comedy. t King Charles I. a tragedy. law is sufficient for punishing the offender ; and... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...with a trembling hand, lest I destroy the body, lest I injure the eye upon which it is apt to appear. If the stage becomes at any time licentious, if a...any particular man, the king's courts are open ; the * Pasquin, a comedy. f King Charles I. a tragedy. few is sufficient for punishing the offender ; and... | |
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