The Works of Shakespeare, Volume 11Macmillan Company, 1904 |
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... became more pronounced as the Roman populace sank in intelligence and virtue ; the vigour which redeemed in part their early license gave place to the grossest personalities and the cheapest tricks and feats of skill . The mimes , or ...
... became more pronounced as the Roman populace sank in intelligence and virtue ; the vigour which redeemed in part their early license gave place to the grossest personalities and the cheapest tricks and feats of skill . The mimes , or ...
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... became , not only the entertainers of the people , but the story - tellers and reporters of the period . They made the monotony of life more bearable . How much indirect influence this humble and tur- bid stream of dramatic activity may ...
... became , not only the entertainers of the people , but the story - tellers and reporters of the period . They made the monotony of life more bearable . How much indirect influence this humble and tur- bid stream of dramatic activity may ...
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... became beauti- ful in their reproduction of the touching and tender scenes in the life of Christ , and grewsome in their literal picturing of his sufferings and death . The dramatic instinct had been long at work in the develop- ment of ...
... became beauti- ful in their reproduction of the touching and tender scenes in the life of Christ , and grewsome in their literal picturing of his sufferings and death . The dramatic instinct had been long at work in the develop- ment of ...
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... became when the divine tragedy was not only sung and described , but acted before the high altar by gorgeously robed priests . Thus the drama was born a second time at the foot of the altar . But the time came when the drama parted ...
... became when the divine tragedy was not only sung and described , but acted before the high altar by gorgeously robed priests . Thus the drama was born a second time at the foot of the altar . But the time came when the drama parted ...
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... became attached to the Court of Henry the Eighth as a player . Players were still under social and religious interdict , but Heywood's sincerity as a Catholic withstood the test of the withdrawal of the royal favour at a time when a ...
... became attached to the Court of Henry the Eighth as a player . Players were still under social and religious interdict , but Heywood's sincerity as a Catholic withstood the test of the withdrawal of the royal favour at a time when a ...
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