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Page vii
... English poets more dis- tinctly before the minds of some of his readers , and widen the interest in a body of poetry rich beyond most literature in the qualities which not only give deep and fresh interest to life , but which make for ...
... English poets more dis- tinctly before the minds of some of his readers , and widen the interest in a body of poetry rich beyond most literature in the qualities which not only give deep and fresh interest to life , but which make for ...
Page xiv
... English - speaking peoples . The more impres- sively this conception is disclosed in action and institution the deeper will be the craving for clear comprehension of its nature and significance ; and in the search for this deeper ...
... English - speaking peoples . The more impres- sively this conception is disclosed in action and institution the deeper will be the craving for clear comprehension of its nature and significance ; and in the search for this deeper ...
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... English people were morally sound , but they were coarse in habit and speech , after the manner of the time . There was as much honest and sober living as to - day ; the grossness was not a matter of character , but of expression . Men ...
... English people were morally sound , but they were coarse in habit and speech , after the manner of the time . There was as much honest and sober living as to - day ; the grossness was not a matter of character , but of expression . Men ...
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... English drama : they created opportunities for professional actors , and made acting as a profession possible . The earlier plays had been in the hands of amateurs ; men who had , in many cases , considerable skill in acting , but who ...
... English drama : they created opportunities for professional actors , and made acting as a profession possible . The earlier plays had been in the hands of amateurs ; men who had , in many cases , considerable skill in acting , but who ...
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... English life . " Roister Doister " was a type of man instantly recognized by an English audience of every social grade ; a coward who was also a boaster , whose wooing , like that of Falstaff , affords ample opportunity for the same ...
... English life . " Roister Doister " was a type of man instantly recognized by an English audience of every social grade ; a coward who was also a boaster , whose wooing , like that of Falstaff , affords ample opportunity for the same ...
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