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... given its name to the daughter of Beaumont and Fletcher's King . In Philaster the court scenes , reflecting the Sicily of political up- heavals , alternate with woodland scenes , reflecting pastoral Sicily , to form a combination of ...
... given its name to the daughter of Beaumont and Fletcher's King . In Philaster the court scenes , reflecting the Sicily of political up- heavals , alternate with woodland scenes , reflecting pastoral Sicily , to form a combination of ...
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... given by Harbage , Annals , for the first performances . Though I occasionally mention the dates given by other scholars when there seems to be reason for departing radically from Harbage , I make no attempt to evaluate each of his sug ...
... given by Harbage , Annals , for the first performances . Though I occasionally mention the dates given by other scholars when there seems to be reason for departing radically from Harbage , I make no attempt to evaluate each of his sug ...
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... given up thy self , Like to a sensual beast , a slave to lust , To play the whore , and then ( high Heaven it racks me ) To find out none to quench thy appetite , But the most cruel King , whom next to Hell , Thy father hated ; and ...
... given up thy self , Like to a sensual beast , a slave to lust , To play the whore , and then ( high Heaven it racks me ) To find out none to quench thy appetite , But the most cruel King , whom next to Hell , Thy father hated ; and ...
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