Lectures on the Literature of the Age of Elizabeth: And Characters of Shakespear's Plays |
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... blood circulate through the veins ( long before it was known that it did so ) , the same red and white " by Nature's own sweet and cun- ning hand laid on , " the same thoughts passing through the mind and seated on the lips , the same ...
... blood circulate through the veins ( long before it was known that it did so ) , the same red and white " by Nature's own sweet and cun- ning hand laid on , " the same thoughts passing through the mind and seated on the lips , the same ...
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... blood , clay tempered with tears , and " soft as sinews of the new - born babe . " The Gospel was first preached to the poor , for it consulted their wants and interests , not its own pride and arrogance . It first promulgated the ...
... blood , clay tempered with tears , and " soft as sinews of the new - born babe . " The Gospel was first preached to the poor , for it consulted their wants and interests , not its own pride and arrogance . It first promulgated the ...
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... blood by sword to work revenge : No more than may the hand cut off the head . In act nor speech : no , not in secret thought , The subject may rebel against his lord , Or judge of him that sits in Cæsar's seat , With grudging mind to ...
... blood by sword to work revenge : No more than may the hand cut off the head . In act nor speech : no , not in secret thought , The subject may rebel against his lord , Or judge of him that sits in Cæsar's seat , With grudging mind to ...
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... blood ! As the outline of the character is grand and daring , the execu- tion is abrupt and fearful . The thoughts are vast and irregular ; and the style halts and staggers under them , " with uneasy steps ; " - " such footing found the ...
... blood ! As the outline of the character is grand and daring , the execu- tion is abrupt and fearful . The thoughts are vast and irregular ; and the style halts and staggers under them , " with uneasy steps ; " - " such footing found the ...
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... blood , O Saint Revenge , to thee I consecrate my murders , all my stabs , " & c . It may be worth while to observe , for the sake of the curious , that many of Marlowe's most sounding lines consist of monosyllables , or nearly so . The ...
... blood , O Saint Revenge , to thee I consecrate my murders , all my stabs , " & c . It may be worth while to observe , for the sake of the curious , that many of Marlowe's most sounding lines consist of monosyllables , or nearly so . The ...
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