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Deadly Thought: Hamlet and the Human Soul

Jan H. Blits - Drama - 2001 - 420 pages
...how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god: the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals— and yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me— (2.2.296-309) Hamlet used to see the world as a splendidly...
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Simplifications: An Introduction to Structuralism and Post-structuralism

Aniket Jaaware - Linguistics in literature - 2001 - 576 pages
...how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god — the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals! And yet to me what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me — Hamlet Some years ago I was struck by the large number...
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Hamlet: The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke

William Shakespeare - Drama - 2001 - 304 pages
...how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god: the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals - and yet to me what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me - no, nor woman neither, though by your The Tragedie of Hamlet...
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Hamlet

William Shakespeare - Drama - 2001 - 212 pages
...express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in 275 apprehension how like a god: the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals! And yet to me what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me - nor 2/8 woman neither, though by your smiling you seem...
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Faultlines: Cultural Materialism and the Politics of Dissident Reading

Alan Sinfield - Literary Criticism - 1992 - 382 pages
...the Stoic ideal in others and himself. Man is said to be "in apprehension how like a god: the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals— and yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust?" (2.2.3068). Hamlet would like to believe that human reason is a godlike instrument...
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Earth-Moon Relationships: Proceedings of the Conference held in Padova ...

Cesare Barbieri, Francesca Rampazzi - Science - 2001 - 598 pages
...how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the world, the paragon of animals! And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? (2.2.298-309). Hamlet's description of the cosmos - the earth, the air, the golden...
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The Wisdom of Shakespeare

William Shakespeare - Quotations, English - 2002 - 244 pages
...how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the world! the paragon of animals! And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? man delights not me; no, nor woman neither. Hamlet— Hamlet II.ii 'Sblood, there...
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Beyond the International Space Station: The Future of Human Spaceflight ...

Michael J Rycroft - Technology & Engineering - 2002 - 344 pages
...how express and admirable! In action, how like an angel! In apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the world! The paragon of animals! And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust?" Quintessence of dust? I think that if Shakespeare were writing today he might...
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The Cambridge Companion to Emily Dickinson

Wendy Martin - Literary Criticism - 2002 - 276 pages
...("What a piece of work is a man! how infinite in faculty ... in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the world! the paragon of animals! And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust?"). And Shakespeare would certainly have agreed with Dickinson's speaker's claim...
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Strangers and Sojourners

Michael D. O'Brien, Michael O'Brien - Religion - 2002 - 580 pages
...how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the world! the paragon of animals! and yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust?" Then he woke up. "Hello, Anne", he said. "I came to say goodbye", she replied...
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