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... takes a great upheaval like that we are enduring der the obvious facts of great poetry evident to our s . Yes - but there is something even harder to grasp . does all this talk of royalty mean ? Will the war make zoo clear for us ? Old ...
... takes a great upheaval like that we are enduring der the obvious facts of great poetry evident to our s . Yes - but there is something even harder to grasp . does all this talk of royalty mean ? Will the war make zoo clear for us ? Old ...
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... takes his troubles , in all lity , to God . After that he appears newly confident , when , before the battle of Agincourt , one of his s wishes for more men to oppose to the French - answers in a speech that has echoed down the ries as ...
... takes his troubles , in all lity , to God . After that he appears newly confident , when , before the battle of Agincourt , one of his s wishes for more men to oppose to the French - answers in a speech that has echoed down the ries as ...
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... takes : ' Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The thronéd monarch better than his crown ; His sceptre shows the force of temporal power , The attribute to awe and majesty , Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings ; But ...
... takes : ' Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The thronéd monarch better than his crown ; His sceptre shows the force of temporal power , The attribute to awe and majesty , Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings ; But ...
Common terms and phrases
1940 Reprinted Agincourt Armada armies awake Banquo Banquo's descendants BASIL BLACKWELL battle bless blesséd blood Bolingbroke Britain call'd condemnation Coriolanus crack of doom Cranmer's prophecy Crispian Cromwell crown deeply destiny doth enemies England must oppose England should act English king eyes Falstaff Farewell fear feeling fight Fortinbras France gentle glory God's HASTINGS hath head heaven Henry IV Henry VI Henry VIII holy honour John of Gaunt knows last play Macbeth MENENIUS mercy Message for ENGLAND mother murders nobility peace perilous narrow ocean Perjury pity princes prophetic Queen realms under James religious Richard Richard II rouse royal sceptred isle Scotland sense of England's Shake Shakespeare shows SHAKESPEARIAN SICINIUS sleep soul Spanish Armada speaks speare's last speech sword tell the Dauphin thee thine Timon to-day truth two-fold balls tyrant union of realms victory voice of England whilst WILSON KNIGHT wins Wolsey words