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A cloud of witnesses
A cloud of witnesses; darting out light upon a case, too unseasonably made seasonable to be discoursed on.
Boston: printed by B. Green and J. Allen?, 1700
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A Cloud of Witnesses; Darting out Light upon a CASE, too Unseasonab… › PAGANS.
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PAGANS.
Macrobius informs us, That amongst the Ancient Romans, Dancing was looked upon as Infamous.
Macrobius informs us, That amongst the Ancient Romans, Dancing was look'd upon as Infamous.
Scipio Africanus, complained of it, as a Degeneracy in his Age, that Persons of Quality sent their Children to the Dancing School.
Sallust, the Historian, reproached Sempronia as infamous, for having been a Dancer; their practice being, The Instrument of Luxury.
Salust, the Historian, reproached Sempronia as infamous, for having been a Dancer; their practice being, The Instrument of Luxury.
Cicero, in his Oration for Muraena, says, Nemo Saltat Sobrius, nisi forte insamat. A man must be either Drunk, or Mad, (says the Orator,) that is fond of Dancing. He Says, That this Vice never goes alone; & therefore he Reproaches Gabinius & Antonius with it.