Poets and Story-tellers: A Book of Critical EssaysMacmillan Company, 1949 - 201 pages |
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Page 21
... worldly power can- not be a final test of success . He goes on to ask , “ Is worldly success really worth having ? " Shakespeare's unillusioned examination of the story has made him very doubtful . A profound irony colours the scene ...
... worldly power can- not be a final test of success . He goes on to ask , “ Is worldly success really worth having ? " Shakespeare's unillusioned examination of the story has made him very doubtful . A profound irony colours the scene ...
Page 31
... bad . But , since to act strongly one must believe in the value of worldly activities , only the bad are active and dynamic . They are of two types . The first -- Vittoria , Brachiano , Ferdinand , the Cardinal— JOHN WEBSTER 31.
... bad . But , since to act strongly one must believe in the value of worldly activities , only the bad are active and dynamic . They are of two types . The first -- Vittoria , Brachiano , Ferdinand , the Cardinal— JOHN WEBSTER 31.
Page 120
... worldly Bertrams on the one hand , and on the other hand , more subtly , to the clever worldly Crawfords . Persuasion is about love . How far should love be restrained by prudential considerations ? It is a different sort of subject ...
... worldly Bertrams on the one hand , and on the other hand , more subtly , to the clever worldly Crawfords . Persuasion is about love . How far should love be restrained by prudential considerations ? It is a different sort of subject ...
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