King LearCommercial Press, 1922 - 385 pages |
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Page 5
... word conceive and explains his meaning . Here we have the soil from which springs the later tragedy of Gloucester's life . To him his sons are as nothing in personal worth or manhood value . Kent . I cannot wish the fault undone , the ...
... word conceive and explains his meaning . Here we have the soil from which springs the later tragedy of Gloucester's life . To him his sons are as nothing in personal worth or manhood value . Kent . I cannot wish the fault undone , the ...
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... word also means respectable , without moral 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 ...
... word also means respectable , without moral 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 ...
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... account ; and in these words Gloucester confesses to that lack of personal knowledge which makes possible the later gross misunderstanding of his sons ' characters . Sennet . Enter one bearing a coronet , King Lear Scene I. 7 KING LEAR.
... account ; and in these words Gloucester confesses to that lack of personal knowledge which makes possible the later gross misunderstanding of his sons ' characters . Sennet . Enter one bearing a coronet , King Lear Scene I. 7 KING LEAR.
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... is a pause which the old man , upon the impulse of the moment , fills with an appeal for the flattery of affection , offering the promise of larger gifts as a bribe . Sir , Goneril . I love you more than word Scene I. 11 KING LEAR.
... is a pause which the old man , upon the impulse of the moment , fills with an appeal for the flattery of affection , offering the promise of larger gifts as a bribe . Sir , Goneril . I love you more than word Scene I. 11 KING LEAR.
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William Shakespeare. Sir , Goneril . I love you more than word can wield the matter , Dearer than eye - sight , space , and liberty , Beyond what can be valu'd , rich or rare , No less than life , with grace , health , beauty , honour ...
William Shakespeare. Sir , Goneril . I love you more than word can wield the matter , Dearer than eye - sight , space , and liberty , Beyond what can be valu'd , rich or rare , No less than life , with grace , health , beauty , honour ...
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