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Page 116
... course of events moved swiftly . Two wholly secular comedies appeared . The first of these was Nicholas Udall's Ralph Roister - Doister , an undistinguished comedy based on Plautus . This was followed by Gammer Gurton's Needle , by ...
... course of events moved swiftly . Two wholly secular comedies appeared . The first of these was Nicholas Udall's Ralph Roister - Doister , an undistinguished comedy based on Plautus . This was followed by Gammer Gurton's Needle , by ...
Page 134
... course of their love runs smoothly until a chance circum- stance , and the Spanish code of honor , complicate matters . Chimène's father quarrels with Rodrique's father and strikes the older man . Rodrique , honor bound , challenges ...
... course of their love runs smoothly until a chance circum- stance , and the Spanish code of honor , complicate matters . Chimène's father quarrels with Rodrique's father and strikes the older man . Rodrique , honor bound , challenges ...
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... course of the first amusing meeting between Hard- castle and Marlow , the young man and his travelling com- panion , Hastings , have persistently treated Hardcastle as an innkeeper , otherwise ignoring him . " Such a brazen dog sure ...
... course of the first amusing meeting between Hard- castle and Marlow , the young man and his travelling com- panion , Hastings , have persistently treated Hardcastle as an innkeeper , otherwise ignoring him . " Such a brazen dog sure ...
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