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... prose . Of the 28,000 lines of prose that Shakespeare wrote , nearly half are contained in these seven plays , in which the ratio of prose to verse is nearly two to one , whereas in those preceding them it is only about one to seven ...
... prose . Of the 28,000 lines of prose that Shakespeare wrote , nearly half are contained in these seven plays , in which the ratio of prose to verse is nearly two to one , whereas in those preceding them it is only about one to seven ...
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... prose like this , prose which , both in phrasing and rhythm , is more literary than common speech , yet not too exalted to be unacceptable on the stage as the natural every- day language of men . It is in these comedies , indeed , that ...
... prose like this , prose which , both in phrasing and rhythm , is more literary than common speech , yet not too exalted to be unacceptable on the stage as the natural every- day language of men . It is in these comedies , indeed , that ...
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Frank Ernest Halliday. chiefly the prose that we remember , particularly the radiant prose of Rosalind in the last three acts , prose that is Rosalind and could not be mistaken for that of any other character in fiction . But it is not ...
Frank Ernest Halliday. chiefly the prose that we remember , particularly the radiant prose of Rosalind in the last three acts , prose that is Rosalind and could not be mistaken for that of any other character in fiction . But it is not ...
Contents
Chapter Page | vii |
EARLY PLAYS AND POEMS | 53 |
SONNETS AND LYRICAL PLAYS | 74 |
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