Poets and Story-tellers: A Book of Critical EssaysMacmillan, 1949 - 201 pages |
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Page 31
... passion , the lust of the eyes and the pride of life -- to look to these for happiness is to be certain of disappointment and disillusionment . In monarchical seventeenth century England , the Court was the chief home of these specious ...
... passion , the lust of the eyes and the pride of life -- to look to these for happiness is to be certain of disappointment and disillusionment . In monarchical seventeenth century England , the Court was the chief home of these specious ...
Page 32
... passion ; lust or ambition or avarice or hatred . Possessed by an insatiate desire to satisfy it , they break every law , shut their eyes to every scruple . The second group is actuated less by passion , than by cynicism . Flamineo and ...
... passion ; lust or ambition or avarice or hatred . Possessed by an insatiate desire to satisfy it , they break every law , shut their eyes to every scruple . The second group is actuated less by passion , than by cynicism . Flamineo and ...
Page 149
... passion in which he is involved ? His history is only one instance of a situation which must always arise as long as the passion of love agitates the hearts of men and women ; that false position which comes when two people , outwardly ...
... passion in which he is involved ? His history is only one instance of a situation which must always arise as long as the passion of love agitates the hearts of men and women ; that false position which comes when two people , outwardly ...
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