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... thing more than mere coarse buffoonery - must , in its very nature , be of later growth than epic or lyric poetry , tragedy , or historic narrative . It assumes a fuller intellectual life , a higher civilisation , and a keener taste in ...
... thing more than mere coarse buffoonery - must , in its very nature , be of later growth than epic or lyric poetry , tragedy , or historic narrative . It assumes a fuller intellectual life , a higher civilisation , and a keener taste in ...
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... things presented an ample field for the play of wit and fancy , the bad- inage of the humorist , or the more ... thing also ( in the hits at the fashions and follies of the day with which it abounded ) of the modern pan- tomime . But it ...
... things presented an ample field for the play of wit and fancy , the bad- inage of the humorist , or the more ... thing also ( in the hits at the fashions and follies of the day with which it abounded ) of the modern pan- tomime . But it ...
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... things at Athens , the philosopher sent him a copy of Aristophanes's Clouds , ' as the best and most trustworthy picture of that marvellous republic . < Of the writers of the " Old " Athenian comedy ( so termed to distinguished it from ...
... things at Athens , the philosopher sent him a copy of Aristophanes's Clouds , ' as the best and most trustworthy picture of that marvellous republic . < Of the writers of the " Old " Athenian comedy ( so termed to distinguished it from ...
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... things on their ludicrous side ; who desired to be honest and manly in his vocation , and , above all things , not to be dull . It may be right to say a word here , very briefly , as to the coarseness of the great comedian . It need not ...
... things on their ludicrous side ; who desired to be honest and manly in his vocation , and , above all things , not to be dull . It may be right to say a word here , very briefly , as to the coarseness of the great comedian . It need not ...
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... things out of compliment As a present for our master , he contrives To snatch ' em and serve ' em up before our faces . I'd made a Spartan cake at Pylos lately , And mixed and kneaded it well , and watched the baking ; But he stole ...
... things out of compliment As a present for our master , he contrives To snatch ' em and serve ' em up before our faces . I'd made a Spartan cake at Pylos lately , And mixed and kneaded it well , and watched the baking ; But he stole ...
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