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Page 44
... no department of English poetry is more rich in beautiful passages than the dramatic , and none of which the riches are so little known . " The speech of Petreius in THE CATILINE of this 44 THE BACHELOR'S WIFE . -Dramatic Poetry,
... no department of English poetry is more rich in beautiful passages than the dramatic , and none of which the riches are so little known . " The speech of Petreius in THE CATILINE of this 44 THE BACHELOR'S WIFE . -Dramatic Poetry,
Page 45
... passages in the whole compass of Eng- lish literature , -listen . " " Petreius . The straits and needs of Catiline being such , As he must fight with one of the two armies That then had near enclosed him , it pleased fate To make us th ...
... passages in the whole compass of Eng- lish literature , -listen . " " Petreius . The straits and needs of Catiline being such , As he must fight with one of the two armies That then had near enclosed him , it pleased fate To make us th ...
Page 47
... passages of Marston himself are of the very highest order of poetry . Look at his explanation of what it is to be a king . " 66 ' Why , man , I never was a prince till now , ' Tis not the bared pate , the bended knees , Gilt tipstaffs ...
... passages of Marston himself are of the very highest order of poetry . Look at his explanation of what it is to be a king . " 66 ' Why , man , I never was a prince till now , ' Tis not the bared pate , the bended knees , Gilt tipstaffs ...
Page 60
... passage , and much deserves to be better known . " " Hen . Have thy old father's angel for thy guide ; Redoubled be his spirit in thy breast ; Who when this state ran , like a turbulent sea , In civil hates and bloody enmity , Their ...
... passage , and much deserves to be better known . " " Hen . Have thy old father's angel for thy guide ; Redoubled be his spirit in thy breast ; Who when this state ran , like a turbulent sea , In civil hates and bloody enmity , Their ...
Page 66
... passages , she return- ed the book into its place , and took down the twenty- second volume of the Quarterly Review . " The two greatest literary journals of the present time , " , " said she , - " perhaps of any epoch , are un ...
... passages , she return- ed the book into its place , and took down the twenty- second volume of the Quarterly Review . " The two greatest literary journals of the present time , " , " said she , - " perhaps of any epoch , are un ...
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