King LearCommercial Press, 1922 - 385 pages |
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Page vi
... turn to what we are pleased ' to call the " original of his plot , " I am reminded of those glittering ' gems , of which Heine speaks , that we see at night in lovely gardens , ' and think must have been left there by kings ' children ...
... turn to what we are pleased ' to call the " original of his plot , " I am reminded of those glittering ' gems , of which Heine speaks , that we see at night in lovely gardens , ' and think must have been left there by kings ' children ...
Page vii
... turn , with all the personal state of a king . Angered by the untactful honesty of his youngest daughter , he disowns her and divides her portion between her elder sisters , while she is taken to wife by the king of France . In his ...
... turn , with all the personal state of a king . Angered by the untactful honesty of his youngest daughter , he disowns her and divides her portion between her elder sisters , while she is taken to wife by the king of France . In his ...
Page 6
... fault . 19. by order of law : lawful , legitimate . 20. some : about one . 21. knave : in the sense of boy . something : used adverbially . 33. out : abroad , Kent seeks to turn the trend of conversation by a 6 Act I. KING LEAR.
... fault . 19. by order of law : lawful , legitimate . 20. some : about one . 21. knave : in the sense of boy . something : used adverbially . 33. out : abroad , Kent seeks to turn the trend of conversation by a 6 Act I. KING LEAR.
Page 7
William Shakespeare. Kent seeks to turn the trend of conversation by a remark in compliment of Edinund's personal appearance . Gloucester , however , making his own unrefined nature even more evident , recalls the lewd pleasure of his ...
William Shakespeare. Kent seeks to turn the trend of conversation by a remark in compliment of Edinund's personal appearance . Gloucester , however , making his own unrefined nature even more evident , recalls the lewd pleasure of his ...
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... . 92. An allusion , in translation , to the old saying : Ex nihilo nihil fit . 95. According to my bond : as is my duty . 90 95 Lear turns to Cordelia , as to his favourite child 16 Act I. KING LEAR Now, our joy, ...
... . 92. An allusion , in translation , to the old saying : Ex nihilo nihil fit . 95. According to my bond : as is my duty . 90 95 Lear turns to Cordelia , as to his favourite child 16 Act I. KING LEAR Now, our joy, ...
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