Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 7D. Appleton, 1879 |
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Page 28
... given to thy servants the priests . Then shall the land yield its increase , and the fruits of the earth shall be no more blasted by the ven- geance of heaven . ” " Nay , " said the King , " the ground lies under no gen- eral curse from ...
... given to thy servants the priests . Then shall the land yield its increase , and the fruits of the earth shall be no more blasted by the ven- geance of heaven . ” " Nay , " said the King , " the ground lies under no gen- eral curse from ...
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... given birth ! a perfect Cerberus of intellect ! And pray what may your piece be about ? Or will your tragedy , like your speech , serve equally for any subject ? SPEUSIPPUS . I thought of several plots ; -Edipus , -Etcocles and ...
... given birth ! a perfect Cerberus of intellect ! And pray what may your piece be about ? Or will your tragedy , like your speech , serve equally for any subject ? SPEUSIPPUS . I thought of several plots ; -Edipus , -Etcocles and ...
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... given , Venus , unto love and mirth : Smiles like thine are in the heaven ; Bloom like thine is on the earth ; And the tinkling of the fountains , And the murmurs of the sea , And the echoes from the mountains , Speak of youth , and ...
... given , Venus , unto love and mirth : Smiles like thine are in the heaven ; Bloom like thine is on the earth ; And the tinkling of the fountains , And the murmurs of the sea , And the echoes from the mountains , Speak of youth , and ...
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... given in the Athenian democracy to the magistrate who exercised those spiritual functions which in the monarchical times had belonged to the sovereign . His court took cognizance of offences against the religion of the state . See ...
... given in the Athenian democracy to the magistrate who exercised those spiritual functions which in the monarchical times had belonged to the sovereign . His court took cognizance of offences against the religion of the state . See ...
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... given the omnipotent ring and the winged courser , which bore him from the paradise of deception to the regions of light and nature . The evil of which I speak was not confined to the graver poets . It infected satire , comedy ...
... given the omnipotent ring and the winged courser , which bore him from the paradise of deception to the regions of light and nature . The evil of which I speak was not confined to the graver poets . It infected satire , comedy ...
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