Votes of the P---y of E--h. : Die Mercurii, die 29no Dec. 1756. Resolved, that Learning, Genius, and Merit are the Bane of Society, and ought to be discouraged. Resolved, That Ignorance, Dulness, and Demerit are the Glory of this covenanted Church, and ought, therefore, to be encouraged. Resolved, That every Proposition, which silly People alone maintain, is true. Ordered, That the Crowd of wise Heads, who fill the Areas of the T-th K-k, be henceforth sovereign Arbiters of Taste, Composition, and Merit. Resolved, That none but ignorant, superstitious, barbarous Nations have admired those Representations of human Life, which are exhibited upon the Stage. Ordered.

Format:

Book

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Home, John, 1722-1808. Douglas.

Physical Description:

4 pages ; 4⁰

Place of Publication:

[Edinburgh?] : [publisher not identified], [1757?]

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

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Title from drop-head title and opening words of text.

Concerning John Home's 'Douglas'.

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

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English Short Title Catalog, T177225.

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