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play 512 venture , and that for a while afterward he was obliged to earn a living by working in a grain mill . Approach to drama . The Roman predeces- sors of Plautus in both tragedy and comedy borrowed most of their plots and all of ...
play 512 venture , and that for a while afterward he was obliged to earn a living by working in a grain mill . Approach to drama . The Roman predeces- sors of Plautus in both tragedy and comedy borrowed most of their plots and all of ...
Page 571
... play characterized by short , controlled hitting . American polo players used a long - hitting , fast - moving , wide - open style that revolution- ized the sport . The rules of the two countries were eventually assimilated , the United ...
... play characterized by short , controlled hitting . American polo players used a long - hitting , fast - moving , wide - open style that revolution- ized the sport . The rules of the two countries were eventually assimilated , the United ...
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... play , Titus , who is to be- come the new Roman emperor , and his friend Antiochus are both in love with Berenice , the queen of Palestine . The play's " majestic sad- ness , " as Racine put it in his preface to the play , flows from ...
... play , Titus , who is to be- come the new Roman emperor , and his friend Antiochus are both in love with Berenice , the queen of Palestine . The play's " majestic sad- ness , " as Racine put it in his preface to the play , flows from ...
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