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Page 108
... less pleasant nature -a characteristic which is the chief cause of the often- expressed dislike of Milton as a man - his lack of humour . If he had taken himself less seriously , perhaps he would never have written Paradise Lost ; and ...
... less pleasant nature -a characteristic which is the chief cause of the often- expressed dislike of Milton as a man - his lack of humour . If he had taken himself less seriously , perhaps he would never have written Paradise Lost ; and ...
Page 162
... less unmistakable traces of his love of splendour and elaboration : ' Perhaps some dungeon hears thee groan , Maimed , mangled , by inhuman men ; Or thou upon a desert thrown Inheritest the lion's den ; Or hast been summoned to the deep ...
... less unmistakable traces of his love of splendour and elaboration : ' Perhaps some dungeon hears thee groan , Maimed , mangled , by inhuman men ; Or thou upon a desert thrown Inheritest the lion's den ; Or hast been summoned to the deep ...
Page 203
... less restrained melodramas ; its only merit was that it showed us Mr Tree , and nothing but Mr Tree . The attention was not distracted by those suggestions of poetry or plot or dramatic situation which - one is half ashamed to admit it ...
... less restrained melodramas ; its only merit was that it showed us Mr Tree , and nothing but Mr Tree . The attention was not distracted by those suggestions of poetry or plot or dramatic situation which - one is half ashamed to admit it ...
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A New History of Rome Jan 2 1909 page | 13 |
Sir Henry Wotton Nov 23 1907 | 23 |
The Swan of Lichfield Dec 7 1907 | 33 |
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