Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 1J.M. Dent & Company, 1900 - 380 pages |
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Page 17
... conduct and diction , bears a considerable resemblance to some of his dramas . Considered as plays , his works are absurd ; considered as choruses , they are above all praise . If , for instance , we examine the address of Clytemnestra ...
... conduct and diction , bears a considerable resemblance to some of his dramas . Considered as plays , his works are absurd ; considered as choruses , they are above all praise . If , for instance , we examine the address of Clytemnestra ...
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... conduct was such as was to be expected from a man of a spirit so high and of an intellect so powerful . He lived at one of the most memorable eras in the history of mankind , at the very crisis of the great conflict between Oromasdes ...
... conduct was such as was to be expected from a man of a spirit so high and of an intellect so powerful . He lived at one of the most memorable eras in the history of mankind , at the very crisis of the great conflict between Oromasdes ...
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... conduct of Milton must be approved or condemned according as the resistance of the people to Charles the First shall appear to be justifiable or criminal . We shall therefore make no apology for dedicating a few pages to the discussion ...
... conduct of Milton must be approved or condemned according as the resistance of the people to Charles the First shall appear to be justifiable or criminal . We shall therefore make no apology for dedicating a few pages to the discussion ...
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... conduct of Charles , from his accession to the meeting of the Long Parliament , had been a continued course of oppression and treachery . Let those who applaud the Revolution and condemn the Rebellion , mention one act of James the ...
... conduct of Charles , from his accession to the meeting of the Long Parliament , had been a continued course of oppression and treachery . Let those who applaud the Revolution and condemn the Rebellion , mention one act of James the ...
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... conduct of Charles with respect to the Petition of Right . The Lords and Commons present him with a bill in which the constitutional limits of his power are marked out . He hesitates ; he evades ; at last he bargains to give his assent ...
... conduct of Charles with respect to the Petition of Right . The Lords and Commons present him with a bill in which the constitutional limits of his power are marked out . He hesitates ; he evades ; at last he bargains to give his assent ...
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