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... true spirit of 1588 bursts forth in those glorious words of ' the bold bastard ' : Come the three corners of the world in arms , And we shall shock them . Naught shall make us rue If England to itself do rest but true.1 APPENDIX ...
... true spirit of 1588 bursts forth in those glorious words of ' the bold bastard ' : Come the three corners of the world in arms , And we shall shock them . Naught shall make us rue If England to itself do rest but true.1 APPENDIX ...
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... true , of course . It is true of the main story of King Lear , unless in that case you would prefer to substitute silly for wild . But more : we are told that the same sort of stuff is found in Homer , yet there it is kept in its proper ...
... true , of course . It is true of the main story of King Lear , unless in that case you would prefer to substitute silly for wild . But more : we are told that the same sort of stuff is found in Homer , yet there it is kept in its proper ...
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... true . The dragon is not referred to in such terms , which are applied to Grendel and to the primeval giants . 15. He differs in important points , referred to later . 16. I should prefer to say that he moves in a northern heroic age ...
... true . The dragon is not referred to in such terms , which are applied to Grendel and to the primeval giants . 15. He differs in important points , referred to later . 16. I should prefer to say that he moves in a northern heroic age ...
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