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... dream as an answer to his prayer and a divine sanctioning of his mission is clear from his speech on awakening , a speech which is in utter contrast to that of Richard : The sweetest sleep , the fairest - boding dreams That ever enter'à ...
... dream as an answer to his prayer and a divine sanctioning of his mission is clear from his speech on awakening , a speech which is in utter contrast to that of Richard : The sweetest sleep , the fairest - boding dreams That ever enter'à ...
Page 173
... dream has been skilfully adumbrated in previous scenes , and we should be prepared for it as an integral part of the tone and plot of the play . Just before he is murdered , Clarence has had a fearful dream in which , among other things ...
... dream has been skilfully adumbrated in previous scenes , and we should be prepared for it as an integral part of the tone and plot of the play . Just before he is murdered , Clarence has had a fearful dream in which , among other things ...
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... dream and his immediate torture are presented visibly . Still another premonitory dream is that of Lord Stanley which his Messenger relates to Hastings ( III , 11 , 10ff ) ; these earlier dreams prepare us for the later and more ...
... dream and his immediate torture are presented visibly . Still another premonitory dream is that of Lord Stanley which his Messenger relates to Hastings ( III , 11 , 10ff ) ; these earlier dreams prepare us for the later and more ...
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