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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John Klause. But thou hast sworn against religion , / But what thou swear'st against the thing thou swear'st . " Diana Capilet is no theologian , but she shares the churchman's views on swearing : " This has no holding , / To swear by ...
John Klause. But thou hast sworn against religion , / But what thou swear'st against the thing thou swear'st . " Diana Capilet is no theologian , but she shares the churchman's views on swearing : " This has no holding , / To swear by ...
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... thou take that honor from thy name . / But do not so . " ( 11-13 ) . The King in All's Well uses the same simple words in urging Bertram to ignore social inequalities : If she be All that is virtuous - save what thou dislik'st , A poor ...
... thou take that honor from thy name . / But do not so . " ( 11-13 ) . The King in All's Well uses the same simple words in urging Bertram to ignore social inequalities : If she be All that is virtuous - save what thou dislik'st , A poor ...
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... thou none ,. 42v : That dost this habitation where thou keep'st Hourly afflict . Merely , thou art death's fool , For him thou labor'st by thy flight to shun , And yet run'st toward him still . Thou art not noble , For all th ...
... thou none ,. 42v : That dost this habitation where thou keep'st Hourly afflict . Merely , thou art death's fool , For him thou labor'st by thy flight to shun , And yet run'st toward him still . Thou art not noble , For all th ...
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