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As time went on it became evident that the commedia , vigorous as it might be , had no lasting quality with which it could preserve itself . That it had no playwrights was once its glory , but finally became its undoing .
As time went on it became evident that the commedia , vigorous as it might be , had no lasting quality with which it could preserve itself . That it had no playwrights was once its glory , but finally became its undoing .
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glory , but finally became its undoing . There was no farseeing intelligence to keep its level above the dregs and depths toward which , unchecked , it tended to slip . There were no roots of character and organization by which it could ...
glory , but finally became its undoing . There was no farseeing intelligence to keep its level above the dregs and depths toward which , unchecked , it tended to slip . There were no roots of character and organization by which it could ...
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Finally they appealed to a wise judge who advised each one to believe his to be the genuine and original ring . Thus , each of them would win the love of God and man . So it should be , concludes Nathan , with the religions of Christian ...
Finally they appealed to a wise judge who advised each one to believe his to be the genuine and original ring . Thus , each of them would win the love of God and man . So it should be , concludes Nathan , with the religions of Christian ...
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