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Page 36
... head " of the corn , which must have grown before the corn is teady to be cut , is compared with the beard which must grow upon a boy before he can be considered a man . 62 the crows ... murrion flock - " the crows have fed until they ...
... head " of the corn , which must have grown before the corn is teady to be cut , is compared with the beard which must grow upon a boy before he can be considered a man . 62 the crows ... murrion flock - " the crows have fed until they ...
Page 82
... head " . IS Anon- " At once " . 16 his Thisbe ... answered- " Thisbe's speech in the play needed an answer " . 17 ... heads ( pates ) " . 20 in sort - " in company " . 21 Sever themselves- " Separate them- selves one from the other ...
... head " . IS Anon- " At once " . 16 his Thisbe ... answered- " Thisbe's speech in the play needed an answer " . 17 ... heads ( pates ) " . 20 in sort - " in company " . 21 Sever themselves- " Separate them- selves one from the other ...
Page 206
... head Puck puts on him in III.i. is a charm he is not immediately aware of ; it becomes the basis for jokes which he makes , quite unwittingly , against himself ( lines 98 , 100 ) . But once he begins to realise his condition , he ...
... head Puck puts on him in III.i. is a charm he is not immediately aware of ; it becomes the basis for jokes which he makes , quite unwittingly , against himself ( lines 98 , 100 ) . But once he begins to realise his condition , he ...
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