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... means one who believes that pleasure is the chief object of life . But this teaching was not wholly evil or vulgar by any means . It was impulsive , often dangerous and destructive , yet possessed much of beauty , and knowledge of the ...
... means one who believes that pleasure is the chief object of life . But this teaching was not wholly evil or vulgar by any means . It was impulsive , often dangerous and destructive , yet possessed much of beauty , and knowledge of the ...
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... means " god from the machine " and refers to the divine figures whom the Greeks lowered onto the stage by cranes operating above or behind the skene . Part of the equipment of every Greek actor was a mask . The mask , as we saw in the ...
... means " god from the machine " and refers to the divine figures whom the Greeks lowered onto the stage by cranes operating above or behind the skene . Part of the equipment of every Greek actor was a mask . The mask , as we saw in the ...
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... means are long and painful . LEONARD I reject them . . . I reject them absolutely ! MASTER SIMON You are right . It is far better to induce cophosis by means of a certain white powder which I have in my medicine- case , a pinch of it ...
... means are long and painful . LEONARD I reject them . . . I reject them absolutely ! MASTER SIMON You are right . It is far better to induce cophosis by means of a certain white powder which I have in my medicine- case , a pinch of it ...
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