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Page 81
... Clearly , it is a challenging presence , and metaphorically must relate to something which resists the King before fi- nally offering itself to be killed by him , if only when no other resource offers itself . All I can suggest here is ...
... Clearly , it is a challenging presence , and metaphorically must relate to something which resists the King before fi- nally offering itself to be killed by him , if only when no other resource offers itself . All I can suggest here is ...
Page 117
... clearly concerned to present the country as both virtually destroyed by Charles's death and heartened by the accession of his brother : ' Our Atlas fell indeed ; But Hercules was near ' ( l . 35 ) . Dryden's James is seen as ' Pious ...
... clearly concerned to present the country as both virtually destroyed by Charles's death and heartened by the accession of his brother : ' Our Atlas fell indeed ; But Hercules was near ' ( l . 35 ) . Dryden's James is seen as ' Pious ...
Page 131
... clearly the poet , as poet , has the power to transform the objects of his verse into whatever he chooses . His art can create and destroy as it wishes , and in that sense ' Presto ; they're gone ' is an accurate formula for how art can ...
... clearly the poet , as poet , has the power to transform the objects of his verse into whatever he chooses . His art can create and destroy as it wishes , and in that sense ' Presto ; they're gone ' is an accurate formula for how art can ...
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