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Page 86
Death . Eve . Labour , Conscience . Sickness , Labour , Discontent , Mutes . Sickness , Ignorance , Discontent , Mutes . with others ; Ignorance , Faith . Fear , Hope . Death ; Charity . Faith . Hope . Charity . Paradise Lost .
Death . Eve . Labour , Conscience . Sickness , Labour , Discontent , Mutes . Sickness , Ignorance , Discontent , Mutes . with others ; Ignorance , Faith . Fear , Hope . Death ; Charity . Faith . Hope . Charity . Paradise Lost .
Page 129
In the Prometheus of Aeschylus , we see Violence and Strength , and in the Alcestis of Euripides , we see Death , brought upon the stage , all as active persons of the drama ; but no precedents can justify absurdity .
In the Prometheus of Aeschylus , we see Violence and Strength , and in the Alcestis of Euripides , we see Death , brought upon the stage , all as active persons of the drama ; but no precedents can justify absurdity .
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In 1659 , his poem on the death of Oliver was published , with those of Dryden and Waller . In his dedication to Dr. Wilkins he appears a very willing and liberal encomiast , both of the living and the dead . He implores his patron's ...
In 1659 , his poem on the death of Oliver was published , with those of Dryden and Waller . In his dedication to Dr. Wilkins he appears a very willing and liberal encomiast , both of the living and the dead . He implores his patron's ...
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