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Page 129
... Death , brought upon the stage , all as active persons of the drama ; but no precedents can justify absurdity . Milton's allegory of Sin and Death is undoubtedly faulty . Sin is indeed the mother of Death , and may be allowed to be the ...
... Death , brought upon the stage , all as active persons of the drama ; but no precedents can justify absurdity . Milton's allegory of Sin and Death is undoubtedly faulty . Sin is indeed the mother of Death , and may be allowed to be the ...
Page 236
... death of Lord Hastings , composed with great ambition of such conceits as , notwithstanding the refor- mation begun by Waller and Denham , the example of Cowley still kept in reputation . Lord Hastings died of the smallpox , and his ...
... death of Lord Hastings , composed with great ambition of such conceits as , notwithstanding the refor- mation begun by Waller and Denham , the example of Cowley still kept in reputation . Lord Hastings died of the smallpox , and his ...
Page 438
... death.- ' ' Tis true , indeed , the second leader says , there are none there but friends : but is that possible at such a juncture ? Can a parcel of rogues attempt to assassinate the governor of a town of war , in his own house , in ...
... death.- ' ' Tis true , indeed , the second leader says , there are none there but friends : but is that possible at such a juncture ? Can a parcel of rogues attempt to assassinate the governor of a town of war , in his own house , in ...
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