p._n 184_o a_o poem_n upon_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o angel_n call_v a_o fairy_n way_n of_o write_v p._n 189_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o damn_a ridicule_v p._n 192_o sect_n ii_o remark_n on_o the_o comical_a history_n of_o don_n quixot_n p._n 196_o the_o poet_n horrible_a profaneness_n p._n 197_o his_o want_n of_o modesty_n and_o regard_v to_o the_o audience_n p._n 202_o all_o imitation_n of_o nature_n not_o proper_a for_o the_o stage_n p._n 204_o the_o poet_n talon_n in_o raillery_n and_o dedication_n p._n 205_o sect_n iii_o remark_n on_o the_o relapse_n p._n 209_o a_o misnommer_n in_o the_o title_n of_o the_o play_n p._n 210_o the_o moral_a vicious_a p._n 211_o the_o plot_n ill_o contrive_v p._n 212_o the_o manner_n or_o character_n out_o of_o order_n p._n 218_o the_o three_o dramatic_a unity_n break_v p._n 228_o chap._n vi_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o heathen_a philosopher_n orator_n and_o historian_n concern_v the_o stage_n p._n 233_o the_o stage_n censure_v by_o the_o state_n this_o prove_v from_o the_o constitution_n of_o athens_n sparta_n and_o rome_n p._n 240_o farther_n instance_n of_o this_o public_a discountenance_n in_o the_o theodosian_a code_n p._n 241_o in_o our_o own_o statute_n book_n p._n 242_o and_o in_o the_o late_a order_n of_o the_o french_a king_n p._n 243_o a_o order_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o arras_n against_o play_n p._n 245_o the_o stage_n condemn_v by_o the_o primitive_a church_n p._n 250_o the_o council_n of_o illiberis_n arles_n etc._n etc._n cite_v ibid_fw-la the_o testimony_n be_v of_o the_o father_n against_o the_o stage_n particular_o of_o theophilus_n antiochenus_fw-la p._n 252_o of_o tertullian_n p._n 253_o of_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n p._n 260_o of_o minutius_n foelix_n p._n 261._o of_o st._n cyprian_n ibid._n lactantius_n p._n 265_o st._n chrisostom_n p._n 267_o st._n hierom._n p._n 272_o and_o st._n augustine_n cite_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n p._n 273_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o father_n and_o council_n etc._n etc._n 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application_n of_o scripture_n their_o abuse_n of_o the_o clergy_n their_o make_v their_o top_n character_n libertine_n and_o give_v they_o success_n in_o their_o debauchery_n this_o charge_n with_o some_o other_o irregularity_n i_o shall_v make_v good_a against_o the_o stage_n and_o show_v both_o the_o novelty_n and_o scandal_n of_o the_o practice_n and_o first_o i_o shall_v begin_v with_o the_o rankness_n and_o indecency_n of_o their_o language_n chap._n 1._o the_o immodesty_n of_o the_o stage_n in_o treat_v this_o head_n i_o hope_v the_o reader_n do_v not_o expect_v that_o i_o shall_v set_v down_o chapter_n and_o page_n and_o give_v he_o the_o citation_n at_o length_n to_o do_v this_o will_v be_v a_o very_a unacceptable_a and_o foreign_a employment_n indeed_o the_o passage_n many_o of_o they_o be_v in_o no_o condition_n to_o be_v handle_v he_o that_o be_v desirous_a to_o see_v these_o flower_n let_v he_o do_v it_o in_o their_o own_o soil_n it_o be_v my_o business_n rather_o to_o kill_v the_o root_n than_o transplant_v it_o but_o that_o the_o poet_n may_v not_o complain_v of_o injustice_n i_o shall_v point_v to_o the_o infection_n at_o a_o distance_n and_o refer_v in_o general_n to_o play_n and_o person_n now_o among_o the_o curiosity_n of_o this_o kind_n we_o may_v reckon_v mrs._n pinchwife_n horner_n and_o lady_n fidget_n in_o the_o country_n wife_n widow_n blackacre_n and_o olivia_n in_o the_o plain_a dealer_n these_o though_o not_o all_o the_o exceptionable_a character_n be_v the_o most_o remarkable_a i_o be_o sorry_a the_o author_n shall_v stoop_v his_o wit_n thus_o low_a and_o use_v his_o understanding_n so_o unkind_o some_o people_n appear_v coarse_a and_o slovenly_a out_o of_o poverty_n they_o can_v well_o go_v to_o the_o charge_n of_o sense_n they_o be_v offensive_a like_o beggar_n for_o want_n of_o necessary_n but_o this_o be_v none_o of_o the_o plain_a dealer_n case_n he_o can_v afford_v his_o muse_n a_o better_a dress_n when_o he_o please_v but_o then_o the_o rule_n be_v where_o the_o motive_n be_v the_o less_o the_o fault_n be_v the_o great_a to_o proceed_v jacinta_n elvira_n dalinda_n and_o lady_n pliant_a in_o the_o mock_n astrologer_n spanish_a friar_n love_v triumphant_a and_o double_a dealer_n forget_v themselves_o extreme_o and_o almost_o all_o the_o character_n in_o the_o old_a bachelor_n be_v foul_a and_o nauseous_a love_n for_o love_n and_o the_o relapse_n strike_v sometime_o upon_o this_o sand_n and_o so_o likewise_o do_v don_n sebastian_n i_o do_v pretend_v to_o have_v read_v the_o stage_n through_o neither_o be_o i_o particular_a to_o my_o utmost_a here_o be_v quote_v enough_o unless_o it_o be_v better_o beside_o i_o may_v have_v occasion_n to_o mention_v somewhat_o of_o this_o kind_n afterward_o but_o from_o what_o have_v be_v hint_v already_o the_o reader_n may_v be_v over_o furnish_v here_o be_v a_o large_a
a_o short_a view_n of_o the_o immorality_n and_o profaneness_n of_o the_o english_a stage_n together_o with_o the_o sense_n of_o antiquity_n upon_o this_o argument_n by_o jeremy_n collier_n m._n a._n london_n print_v for_o s._n keble_n at_o the_o turk's-head_n in_o fleetstreet_n r._n sare_n at_o gray's-inn-gate_n and_o h._n hindmarsh_n against_o the_o exchange_n in_o cornhill_n 1698._o the_o preface_n be_v convince_v that_o nothing_o have_v go_v far_o in_o debauch_v the_o age_n than_o the_o stage_n poet_n and_o playhouse_n i_o think_v i_o can_v not_o employ_v my_o time_n better_o than_o in_o write_v against_o they_o these_o man_n sure_a take_v virtue_n and_o regularity_n for_o great_a enemy_n why_o else_o be_v their_o disaffection_n so_o very_o remarkable_a it_o must_v be_v say_v they_o have_v make_v their_o attack_z with_o great_a courage_n and_o gain_v no_o inconsiderable_a advantage_n but_o it_o seem_v lewdness_n without_o atheism_n be_v but_o half_o their_o business_n conscience_n may_v possible_o recover_v and_o revenge_n be_v think_v on_o and_o therefore_o like_o foot-pad_n they_o must_v not_o only_o rob_v but_o murder_n to_o do_v they_o right_v their_o measure_n be_v politic_o take_v to_o make_v sure_a work_n on_o it_o there_o be_v nothing_o like_o destroy_v of_o principle_n practice_n must_v follow_v of_o course_n for_o to_o have_v no_o good_a principle_n be_v to_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o be_v good_n now_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v expect_v that_o people_n shall_v check_v their_o appetite_n and_o balk_v their_o satisfaction_n they_o do_v know_v why_o if_o virtue_n have_v no_o prospect_n it_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o own_n who_o will_v be_v trouble_v with_o conscience_n if'tis_o only_o a_o bugbear_n and_o have_v nothing_o in_o it_o but_o vision_n and_o the_o spleen_n my_o collection_n from_o the_o english_a stage_n be_v much_o short_a of_o what_o they_o be_v able_a to_o furnish_v a_o inventory_n of_o their_o warehouse_n will_v have_v be_v a_o large_a work_n but_o be_v afraid_a of_o over_o charge_v the_o reader_n i_o think_v a_o pattern_n may_v do_v in_o translate_n the_o father_n i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o keep_v close_o to_o their_o mean_v however_o in_o some_o few_o place_n i_o have_v take_v the_o liberty_n of_o throw_v in_o a_o word_n or_o two_o to_o clear_v the_o sensé_fw-fr to_o preserve_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o original_a and_o keep_v the_o english_a upon_o its_o leg_n there_o be_v one_o thing_n more_o to_o acquaint_v the_o reader_n with_o it_o be_v that_o i_o have_v venture_v to_o change_v the_o term_n of_o mistress_n and_o lover_n for_o other_o somewhat_o more_o plain_a but_o much_o more_o proper_a i_o do_v look_v upon_o this_o as_o any_o failure_n in_o civility_n as_o good_a and_o evil_a be_v different_a in_o themselves_o so_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v different_o mark_v to_o confound_v they_o in_o speech_n be_v the_o way_n to_o confound_v they_o in_o practice_n ill_a quality_n ought_v to_o bave_v ill_a name_n to_o prevent_v their_o be_v catch_v indeed_o thing_n be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n govern_v by_o word_n to_o guild_v over_o a_o foul_a character_n serve_v only_o to_o perplex_v the_o idea_n to_o encourage_v the_o bad_a and_o mislead_v the_o unwary_a to_o treat_v honour_n and_o infamy_n alike_o be_v a_o injury_n to_o virtue_n and_o a_o sort_n of_o level_v in_o morality_n i_o confess_v i_o have_v no_o ceremony_n for_o debauchery_n for_o to_o compliment_v vice_n be_v but_o one_o remove_n from_o worship_v the_o devil_n march_n 5_o 1697_o 8._o the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o introduction_n page_z 1_o the_o immodesty_n of_o the_o stage_n p._n 3_o the_o ill_a consequence_n of_o this_o liberty_n p._n 5_o immodesty_n a_o breach_n of_o good_a behaviour_n p._n 6_o the_o stage_n faulty_a in_o this_o respect_n to_o a_o very_a scandalous_a degree_n p._n 8_o modesty_n the_o character_n of_o woman_n p._n 9_o the_o natural_a serviceableness_n of_o this_o quality_n p._n 11_o immodesty_n much_o more_o insufferable_a under_o the_o christian_a than_o under_o the_o heathen_a religion_n p._n 14_o the_o roman_a and_o greek_a theatre_n more_o inoffensive_a than_o the_o english_a p._n 15_o this_o prove_v from_o plautus_n ibid_fw-la from_o terence_n p._n 20_o from_o seneca_n be_v tragedy_n p._n 25_o the_o comparison_n carry_v on_o to_o the_o theatre_n at_o athens_n ibid._n a_o short_a character_n of_o aeschylus_n p._n 26_o the_o cleanness_n of_o his_o expression_n p._n 27_o the_o genius_n and_o conduct_n of_o sophocles_n p._n 28_o the_o sobriety_n of_o his_o play_n p._n 29_o euripides_n be_v character_n distinguish_v from_o the_o two_o former_a p._n 30_o the_o reservedness_n of_o his_o style_n p._n 31_o all_o humour_n not_o fit_a for_o representation_n p._n 35_o a_o censure_n of_o aristophanes_n p._n 36_o aristophanes_n his_o testimony_n against_o himself_o p._n 48_o the_o authority_n of_o ben._n johnson_n p._n 51_o beaumond_n &_o fletcher_n p._n 52_o and_o corneille_n against_o the_o present_a stage_n p._n 53_o chap._n ii_o the_o profaneness_n of_o the_o stage_n this_o charge_n prove_v upon_o they_o i._o by_o their_o curse_v and_o swear_v p._n 57_o the_o english_a stage_n former_o less_o hardy_a in_o this_o respect_n ibid_fw-la the_o provokingness_n of_o this_o sin_n p._n 58._o this_o offence_n punishable_a by_o law_n and_o how_o far_o p._n 59_o swear_v in_o the_o play_n house_n a_o un-gentleman_o as_o well_o as_o a_o un-christian_a practice_n a_o second_o branch_n of_o the_o profaneness_n of_o the_o stage_n consist_v in_o their_o abuse_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o holy_a scripture_n p._n 60_o instance_n of_o this_o liberty_n in_o the_o mock_n astrologer_n ib._n in_o the_o orphan_n p._n 62_o in_o the_o old_a bachelor_n and_o double_a dealer_n p._n 63_o 64_o in_o don_n sebastian_n p._n 65_o brief_a remark_n upon_o a_o passage_n or_o two_o in_o the_o dedication_n of_o aurenge_n zebe_n and_o the_o translation_n of_o juvenal_n p._n 66_o 69_o farther_n instance_n of_o profaneness_n in_o love_n triumphant_a p._n 72_o in_o love_n for_o love_n p._n 74_o in_o the_o provoke_v wife_n p._n 77_o and_o in_o the_o relapse_n p._n 78_o the_o horrid_a impiety_n of_o this_o liberty_n p._n 80_o the_o stage_n guilty_a of_o down_o right_a blasphemy_n this_o charge_n make_v good_a from_o several_a of_o the_o play_v above_o mention_v p._n 82_o the_o comparative_a regularity_n of_o the_o heathen_a stage_n exemplyfy_v in_o terence_n and_o plautus_n p._n 86_o and_o in_o the_o greek_a tragedian_n p._n 87_o seneca_n more_o exceptionable_a than_o the_o greek_n but_o not_o so_o faulty_a as_o the_o modern_a stage_n p._n 94_o this_o outrage_a of_o religion_n intolerable_a p._n 95_o chap._n iii_o the_o clergy_n abuse_v by_o the_o stage_n p._n 98_o this_o usage_n both_o unpresident_v p._n 112_o and_o unreasonable_a p_o 127_o the_o misbehaviour_n of_o the_o stage_n upon_o this_o account_n p._n 138_o chap._n iu_o immorality_n encourage_v by_o the_o stage_n p._n 140_o the_o stage_n 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