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A Study of England's Shakespeare George Wilson Knight. Each person is a unit of passionate energy and the poetry blazes ... persons of Henry VI cannot open their mouths at a passionate moment without loading their speech with vivid ...
A Study of England's Shakespeare George Wilson Knight. Each person is a unit of passionate energy and the poetry blazes ... persons of Henry VI cannot open their mouths at a passionate moment without loading their speech with vivid ...
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... persons to follow are all , good or bad , dedicated men ; in a wider sense , the plays are dedi- cated plays - expressions of the poet's mind at grips with the problem of human discord and willing the mastery of its horrors . Wh III ...
... persons to follow are all , good or bad , dedicated men ; in a wider sense , the plays are dedi- cated plays - expressions of the poet's mind at grips with the problem of human discord and willing the mastery of its horrors . Wh III ...
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... person as opposed to crowds - is , however low his social status , given by the artist something of a royal integrity ... persons , from self - deception and self- conflict , even the comedies working generally across a background of ...
... person as opposed to crowds - is , however low his social status , given by the artist something of a royal integrity ... persons , from self - deception and self- conflict , even the comedies working generally across a background of ...
Contents
OUR ENGLISH HERITAGE | 1 |
ROSES AT WAR | 4 |
SAINT GEORGE FOR ENGLAND | 12 |
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