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... England first realized her powers and potential splendors as a nation . As we mentioned in the last chapter , it had required the discovery of the Americas to reveal England as a power strategically situated to command the new spheres ...
... England first realized her powers and potential splendors as a nation . As we mentioned in the last chapter , it had required the discovery of the Americas to reveal England as a power strategically situated to command the new spheres ...
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... England and educated there . He studied law , as had Fielding , but devoted himself much more intensively to the theatre . His marriage was ... England's leading actors — the first to be honored with knighthood 220 ENGLAND'S MERRY COMEDIES.
... England and educated there . He studied law , as had Fielding , but devoted himself much more intensively to the theatre . His marriage was ... England's leading actors — the first to be honored with knighthood 220 ENGLAND'S MERRY COMEDIES.
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... England because you were born in it ? HECTOR What am I to do ? CAPTAIN SHOTOVER Do ? Nothing simpler . Learn your ... England but the world . The air raiders came again and more terribly . England's " drunken skipper " was displaced and ...
... England because you were born in it ? HECTOR What am I to do ? CAPTAIN SHOTOVER Do ? Nothing simpler . Learn your ... England but the world . The air raiders came again and more terribly . England's " drunken skipper " was displaced and ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Roman Spectacle | 33 |
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