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... precisely lies the difference ? Later , Mr. Summers justifies the comedies of the Restoration on the ground that they were a truthful representation of life as it was lived in the high society of the time . ' A close parallel , ' he ...
... precisely lies the difference ? Later , Mr. Summers justifies the comedies of the Restoration on the ground that they were a truthful representation of life as it was lived in the high society of the time . ' A close parallel , ' he ...
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... precisely opposite method ; in line after line he maintains , almost completely , the regular alternation of accented and unaccented syllables ; and so conveys a wonderful impression of solidity and force— Proceed , great days ! till ...
... precisely opposite method ; in line after line he maintains , almost completely , the regular alternation of accented and unaccented syllables ; and so conveys a wonderful impression of solidity and force— Proceed , great days ! till ...
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... precisely the same leisurely aristocratic manner ? For , if the eighteenth century was profoundly an age of activity , it was also , no less profoundly , an age of leisure . The conflict and torment of the religious struggles , into ...
... precisely the same leisurely aristocratic manner ? For , if the eighteenth century was profoundly an age of activity , it was also , no less profoundly , an age of leisure . The conflict and torment of the religious struggles , into ...
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SHAKESPEARES FINAL PERIOD The Independent | 1 |
WORDS AND POETRY The Hogarth Press 1928 | 16 |
RABELAIS The New Statesman Feb 16 1918 CHARAC | 31 |
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