Shakespeare, the Earl, and the JesuitThe name of the Jesuit Robert Southwell has now and then been linked with Shakespeare's, but vaguely and tentatively. The name of Henry Wriothesley, third earl of Southampton, has been perennially been linked with Shakespeare's, sometimes not vaguely and tentatively enough. This book offers reasons for believing in a relationship among the three men, who were "kinsmen" as their contemporaries understood the term. --From publisher's description. |
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... forgiveness rather than acquit- tal . And yet , if forgiveness is granted generously and promiscuously , the rigorous axiom that ends may not justify means seems miti- gated . When forgiveness is the end , who is to say that all does ...
... forgiveness rather than acquit- tal . And yet , if forgiveness is granted generously and promiscuously , the rigorous axiom that ends may not justify means seems miti- gated . When forgiveness is the end , who is to say that all does ...
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... forgiveness comes near the principles of the stern , though now fallen , deputy : Thy sin's not accidental , but a trade . Mercy to thee would prove itself a bawd , ' Tis best that thou diest quickly . ( 3.1.148-50 ) That the Duke ...
... forgiveness comes near the principles of the stern , though now fallen , deputy : Thy sin's not accidental , but a trade . Mercy to thee would prove itself a bawd , ' Tis best that thou diest quickly . ( 3.1.148-50 ) That the Duke ...
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... forgiveness . One can call this incitement " the Gospel ethic , " which is more than vaguely recalled in the play's verbal and mimetic allu- sions ; but it may not be thus sanctifiable . One can also , however , search the implications ...
... forgiveness . One can call this incitement " the Gospel ethic , " which is more than vaguely recalled in the play's verbal and mimetic allu- sions ; but it may not be thus sanctifiable . One can also , however , search the implications ...
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