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Page 64
... offer direct analysis of the contemporary state of England , but it is suggestive that this sort of pastoral vision , presented with some real imaginative life , is prominent in the poetry of the early seventeenth century . It offers a ...
... offer direct analysis of the contemporary state of England , but it is suggestive that this sort of pastoral vision , presented with some real imaginative life , is prominent in the poetry of the early seventeenth century . It offers a ...
Page 120
... offers firm reminders of kingship gone wrong , of a past where ' laws were made to serve the tyrant will ' and ' acts gave licence to impetuous lust ' ( ll . 99 , 101 ) . Moreover , the advice which Themis offers is direct and clear ...
... offers firm reminders of kingship gone wrong , of a past where ' laws were made to serve the tyrant will ' and ' acts gave licence to impetuous lust ' ( ll . 99 , 101 ) . Moreover , the advice which Themis offers is direct and clear ...
Page 137
... offers is a highly artistic version of fact , a version marked particularly by anti- thesis and elevation . The antitheses , for instance , calmly define the loyalty and patriotism of the Lord High Admiral , James , Duke of York : His ...
... offers is a highly artistic version of fact , a version marked particularly by anti- thesis and elevation . The antitheses , for instance , calmly define the loyalty and patriotism of the Lord High Admiral , James , Duke of York : His ...
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