Literary EssaysA companion volume to Biographical Essays, this collection of twenty-five pieces includes two of Strachey's finest critical essays, "Shakespeare's Final Period" and "English Letter Writers." Index. |
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... sometimes matter to us a great deal , and sometimes not at all , whether virtue is rewarded or not ? The reason , in this case , is not far to seek . Measure for Measure is , like nearly every play of Shakespeare's before Coriolanus ...
... sometimes matter to us a great deal , and sometimes not at all , whether virtue is rewarded or not ? The reason , in this case , is not far to seek . Measure for Measure is , like nearly every play of Shakespeare's before Coriolanus ...
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... Sometimes his words are heavy with the doubtful horror of an approaching thunderstorm : The Guests are scattered thro ' the land , For the Eye altering alters all ; The Senses roll themselves in fear , And the flat Earth becomes a Ball ...
... Sometimes his words are heavy with the doubtful horror of an approaching thunderstorm : The Guests are scattered thro ' the land , For the Eye altering alters all ; The Senses roll themselves in fear , And the flat Earth becomes a Ball ...
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... sometimes one and sometimes the other , but when you come to me with your " can " and talk to me about the copy of Manfred as if the " force of purchase would no further go - to make a book he separates the two , " I say unto you ...
... sometimes one and sometimes the other , but when you come to me with your " can " and talk to me about the copy of Manfred as if the " force of purchase would no further go - to make a book he separates the two , " I say unto you ...
Contents
SHAKESPEARES FINAL PERIOD The Independent | 1 |
WORDS AND POETRY The Hogarth Press 1928 | 16 |
OTHELLO CHARACTERS AND COMMENTARIES | 24 |
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