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Page vii
... death Of learning , late deceased in beggary ' ; in which some see an allusion to the death of Spenser in 1599 , others to that of Greene in 1592. In the former case the lines must have been interpolated after Spenser's death , for we ...
... death Of learning , late deceased in beggary ' ; in which some see an allusion to the death of Spenser in 1599 , others to that of Greene in 1592. In the former case the lines must have been interpolated after Spenser's death , for we ...
Page viii
... death Of learning , ' which must of necessity satirize some person or persons other than him whose death is mourned , even supposing that any particular person is referred to . On the whole , I am inclined to think that Spenser's poem ...
... death Of learning , ' which must of necessity satirize some person or persons other than him whose death is mourned , even supposing that any particular person is referred to . On the whole , I am inclined to think that Spenser's poem ...
Page ix
... death , Chalmers sees a direct reference to a bill which was introduced into parliament in 1597 for depriving offenders of clergy who should be found guilty of taking away women against their wills . This is certainly the weakest of all ...
... death , Chalmers sees a direct reference to a bill which was introduced into parliament in 1597 for depriving offenders of clergy who should be found guilty of taking away women against their wills . This is certainly the weakest of all ...
Page xx
... death , You sisters three , with cruel handes With speed come stop my breath ! ' Certainly both in this play and in the tragical comedy of Appius and Virginia , printed in 1575 , may be found doggrel no better than that which he puts ...
... death , You sisters three , with cruel handes With speed come stop my breath ! ' Certainly both in this play and in the tragical comedy of Appius and Virginia , printed in 1575 , may be found doggrel no better than that which he puts ...
Page xxii
... death or perpetual virginity . The next night , which would be April 28 , Lysander appoints for Hermia to escape with him from Athens . Steal forth thy father's house to - morrow night . ' The night of the second day is occupied with ...
... death or perpetual virginity . The next night , which would be April 28 , Lysander appoints for Hermia to escape with him from Athens . Steal forth thy father's house to - morrow night . ' The night of the second day is occupied with ...
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