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... probably means the party who has the verdict for him , the speech being a question . Richard III . is a curious play , singularly devoid of poetical richness , except , perhaps , in the first speech . The great spirit and truth ( though ...
... probably means the party who has the verdict for him , the speech being a question . Richard III . is a curious play , singularly devoid of poetical richness , except , perhaps , in the first speech . The great spirit and truth ( though ...
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... probably real ad- ditions ; one of them is the speech about drunkenness , which is not in an antiquated style , and is likely to have been written , though not perhaps with the best taste , for stage effect , to make the entrance of the ...
... probably real ad- ditions ; one of them is the speech about drunkenness , which is not in an antiquated style , and is likely to have been written , though not perhaps with the best taste , for stage effect , to make the entrance of the ...
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... Probably the real primary reason , after all , was , that it was necessary to lengthen out the play . The play , acted by the players before the King , is at first in a bad , and antiquated , style . I thought it might be really taken ...
... Probably the real primary reason , after all , was , that it was necessary to lengthen out the play . The play , acted by the players before the King , is at first in a bad , and antiquated , style . I thought it might be really taken ...
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