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• Dialogues on various subjects. (Published by T. Cadell and W. Davies ..., 1807), by William Gilpin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Christian recreation and unchristian amusement (Published by E.D. Barker, 1858), by Theodore L. Cuyler (page images at HathiTrust)
• Tanz und Theaterbesuch : Je zwei freie vorträge hierüber, in vier dazu veranstalteten erbauungsstunden gehalten ... (Lutherischer Concordia-verlag, 1886), by C. F. W. Walther (page images at HathiTrust)
• Entertainments a menace to the Christian church (Holiness Movement Pub. House, 1908), by H. R. McConnell (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Trattato de' giochi e de' divertimenti permessi, o proibiti ai cristiani. (Presso Michel' Angelo Barbiellini ..., 1768) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Business and Diversion Inoffensive to God, and Necessary for the Comfort and Support of Human Society: A Discourse Utter'd in part at Ammauskeeg-Falls in the Fishing-Season, 1739, by Joseph Seccombe (page images with commentary at UNH)
• The Nature and Tendency of Balls, by Jacob Ide (HTML and page images at LOC)

• Social Dancing Inconsistent with a Christian Profession and Baptismal Vows, by B. M. Palmer (HTML and page images at LOC)
• The Nature and Tendency of Balls, by Jacob Ide (HTML and page images at LOC)

• An Appeal to All Christians, Especially the Members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Against the Practice of Social Dancing, by John G. Jones (HTML and page images at LOC)
• Dancing As a Christian Amusement, by George C. Heckman (HTML and page images at LOC)
• A Discourse on Dancing, Delivered in the Central Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, by N. L. Rice (HTML and page images at LOC)
• Familiar Dialogues on Dancing, Between a Minister and a Dancer, by John Phillips (HTML and page images at LOC)
• Immorality of Modern Dances, ed. by Beryl and Associates (HTML and page images at LOC)
• The Modern Dance and What Shall Take Its Place, by Melvin C. Drumm (HTML and page images at LOC)
• Modern Dancing, In the Light of Scripture and Facts, by William W. Gardner (HTML and page images at LOC)
• [Christian pamphlets. Vol. 5]. (s.n., 1864), by Charles LeRoy Goodell, Edward P. Goodwin, James Burrill Angell, H. Q. Butterfield, Jacob Chamberlain, Geo. F. Walker, William W. Wheildon, Jonathan Edwards, Addison Ballard, R. V. Dodge, Henry Mills, Ill.) Chicago Theological Seminary. Triennial Convention 1882 : Chicago, Ill.) Chicago Theological Seminary. Triennial Convention 1876 : Chicago, and Massachusetts Bible Society (page images at HathiTrust)
• [Christian pamphlets. Vol. 14]. (s.n., 1859), by Julian M. Sturtevant, Sereno D. Clark, Samuel V. Leech, George Clinton Smith, H. Q. Butterfield, William M. Barbour, Edward Norris Kirk, George F. Magoun, E. W. Borden, T. C. Trowbridge, Samuel Willoughby Duffield, Benjamin Parsons, Norman C. Mallory, Zachary Eddy, A. F. Bourns, Mark Hopkins, J. A. Reed, Samuel Colcord Bartlett, Truman M. Post, Henry Ward Beecher, J. G. Wortley, Martin S. Howard, William T. Dwight, and N.Y.) Union Theological Seminary (New York (page images at HathiTrust)
• The lure of the dance with Christ at the ball. (The Light, 1916), by Thomas A. Faulkner (page images at HathiTrust)
• Tanz und Theaterbesuch : Je zwei freie vorträge hierüber, in vier dazu veranstalteten erbauungsstunden gehalten ... (Lutherischer Concordia-verlag, 1886), by C. F. W. Walther (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dancing (Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1879), by George C. Heckman (page images at HathiTrust)

• Treatise wherein dicing, dauncing, vaine plaies or enterludes with other idle pastimes, etc. commonly used on the Sabboth day, are reprooved, by the authoritie of the worde of God and auncient writers (At London : Imprinted by H. Bynneman, for George Byshop, [1577?]), by John Northbrooke (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Chorotheologon or Two breife but usefull treatises, [part 2: the nature and accidents of mixt dancing] the one touching the office and quality of the ministry of the gospell. The other of the nature and accidents of mixt dancing. In this later, the questions which concern the lawfullnesse or expediency of mixed dancing are professedly handled and resolved. By Joseph Bentham. Sometimes rector of the church of Broughton in Northampton Shire, now pastour of Neather Winchingdon, in the county of Bucks. (London : printed by Tho. Roycroft, for Philemon Stephens, and the Gilded Lyon in Pauls-Church Yard, 1657), by Joseph Bentham (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Chorotheologon or Two breife but usefull treatises, [part 1: the ministry of the gospell] [ the one touching the office and quality of the ministry of the gospell. The other of the nature and accidents of mixt dancing. In this later, the questions which concern the lawfullnesse or expediency of mixed dancing are professedly handled and resolved. By Joseph Bentham. Sometimes rector of the church of Broughton in Northampton Shire, now pastour of Neather Winchingdon, in the county of Bucks. (London : printed by Tho. Roycroft, for Philemon Stephens, and the Gilded Lyon in Pauls-Church Yard, 1657), by Joseph Bentham (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Conclusions vpon dances, both of this age, and of the olde. Newly composed and set forth, by an out-landish doctor (London : Printed [by N. Okes and W. White] for Iohn Orphinstrange, and are to be solde at his shop neere Holborne Bridge, 1607), by John Lowin (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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• Popular Amusements (Cincinnati: Jennings and Pye; New York: Eaton and Mains, c1869), by J. T. Crane (HTML with commentary at merrycoz.org)
• Popular Amusements (Cincinnati: Hitchcock and Walden; New York: Carlton and Lanahan, 1870), by J. T. Crane (page images at MOA)
• Tired Church Members, by Anna Bartlett Warner (Gutenberg text)
• Popular amusements (Henry Altemus, 1896), by Henry Ward Beecher (page images at HathiTrust)
• A treatise against dicing, dancing, plays, and interludes. With other idle pastimes. (Reprinted from the Shakespeare society, 1843), by John Northbrooke and John Payne Collier (page images at HathiTrust)
• Popular amusements. (Hitchcock and Walden;, 1870), by J. T. Crane (page images at HathiTrust)
• Christianity and amusements (Association Press, 1915), by Richard Henry Edwards (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Amusement a force in Christian training. (W. H. Young, 1867), by Marvin R. Vincent (page images at HathiTrust)
• An address to persons of fashion, containing some particulars relating to balls: and a few occasional hints concerning play-houses, card-tables, xc., in which is introduced the character of Lucinda, a lady of the very best fashion, and of most extraordinary piety ... (Printed for G. Keith, and sold by J. Robson [etc], 1761), by Richard Hill (page images at HathiTrust)
• Across the dead line of amusements (Fleming H. Revell Co., 1912), by Henry Wellington Stough (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Letters to a friend, on fashionable amusements (Printed for L.B. Seeley and Son, 1825), by Benevolus (page images at HathiTrust)
• Amusements and the Christian life in the primitive church and in our day. (Presbyterian board of publication, 1884), by Lachlin Cummings Vass (page images at HathiTrust)
• Amusement; a force in Christian training. Four discourses (W. H. Young, 1867), by Marvin R. Vincent (page images at HathiTrust)
• Three dialogues on the amusements of clergymen ... (B. and J. White, 1796), by William Gilpin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Worldly amusements : how to decide, or, the benefit of the doubt (Griffith & Rowland Press, 1909), by William Wistar Hamilton (page images at HathiTrust)
• The expediency of preaching against the amusements of the world (Duncan and Malcolm, 1841), by Henry Woodward (page images at HathiTrust)
• Le ricreazioni regolate (Tip. di C. Puccinelli, 1835), by Carlo Gregorio Rosignoli (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wild oats (Arbuthnot Bros., 1897), by Joshua Denovan (page images at HathiTrust)
• Tanz und Theaterbesuch. Je zwei Vorträge hierüber, in vier dazu veranstalteten Erbauungsstunden gehalten... (Lutherischer Concordia Verlag, 1888), by C. F. W. Walther and John Milton and Ruth Neils Ward Collection (Harvard Theatre Collection) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Tanz und Theaterbesuch. Je zwei Vorträge hierüber, in vier dazu veranstalteten Erbauungsstunden gehalten... (Lutherischer Concordia Verlag, 1885), by C. F. W. Walther (page images at HathiTrust)
• Better not; a discussion of certain social customs. (Funk & Wagnalls, 1891), by John Heyl Vincent (page images at HathiTrust)
• A discourse at Amoskeag Fall, 1739 (Manchester Historic Association, 1908), by Joseph Seccombe and Fred W. Lamb (page images at HathiTrust)
• Popular amusements. (Hitchcock and Walden;, 1869), by J. T. Crane (page images at HathiTrust)
• A discourse on the impropriety of Christians dancing : preached at Port Huron, March 7th, 1858. (H. S. Potter, 1858), by Seth Reed (page images at HathiTrust)
• Primary platform of Methodism; or, Exposition of the general rules. (Pub. by the Author and Company, and sold by the Southern Methodist Book Concern, 1851), by M. M. Henkle (page images at HathiTrust)
• Fighting the devil in modern Babylon. (The Stratford company, 1929), by John Roach Straton (page images at HathiTrust)
• The works of the most illustrious and pious Armand de Bourbon, prince of Conti : with a short account of his life : collected and translated from the French : to which are added some other pieces, and a discourse of Christian perfection, by the Archbishop of Cambray, never before published. (Printed by C.P. for W. Bray ..., 1711), by Armand de Bourbon Conti (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Christian's relation to amusements and the world : a sermon (s.n.], 1904), by J. Wilbur Chapman (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Tired church members (New York : R. Carter, 1881., 1881), by Anna Bartlett Warner (page images at HathiTrust)
• Popular Amusements, by J. T. Crane, contrib. by Edmund S. Janes (Gutenberg ebook)
• Amusement: A Force in Christian Training, by Marvin R. Vincent (Gutenberg ebook)

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