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... , gave occasion to their propagation , not only as bigotry naturally discovers prodigies , but as the scene of action was removed to a greater distance , and distance either of time or place is TRAGEDY OF MACBETH . 75.
... , gave occasion to their propagation , not only as bigotry naturally discovers prodigies , but as the scene of action was removed to a greater distance , and distance either of time or place is TRAGEDY OF MACBETH . 75.
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... action and motion seem to have ceased . This image , which is perhaps , the most striking that poetry can produce , has been adopted by Dryden in his " Conquest of Mexico . " All things are hush'd as nature's self lay dead , The ...
... action and motion seem to have ceased . This image , which is perhaps , the most striking that poetry can produce , has been adopted by Dryden in his " Conquest of Mexico . " All things are hush'd as nature's self lay dead , The ...
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... action of violence , impetuosity , and tumult , like that of a savage rushing on his prey ; whereas the poet is here attempting to exhibit an image of secrecy and caution , of anxious circum- spection and guilty timidity , the stealthy ...
... action of violence , impetuosity , and tumult , like that of a savage rushing on his prey ; whereas the poet is here attempting to exhibit an image of secrecy and caution , of anxious circum- spection and guilty timidity , the stealthy ...
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... action . Perfect is well instructed , or well informed , as in this play , Though in your state of honour I am perfect . Though I am well acquainted with your quality and rank . NOTE XXVII . SCENE IV . 2d Murderer . He needs not to ...
... action . Perfect is well instructed , or well informed , as in this play , Though in your state of honour I am perfect . Though I am well acquainted with your quality and rank . NOTE XXVII . SCENE IV . 2d Murderer . He needs not to ...
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... action quickened or retarded . To bring a lover , a lady , and a rival into the fable ; to entau- gle them in contradictory obligations , perplex them with oppositions of interest , and harass them with violence of desires inconsistent ...
... action quickened or retarded . To bring a lover , a lady , and a rival into the fable ; to entau- gle them in contradictory obligations , perplex them with oppositions of interest , and harass them with violence of desires inconsistent ...
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