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The trusting child has no suspicion of his father's purpose until Abraham draws forth a great sword . ISAAC Yes , father , but my heart begins to quake to see that sharp sword in your hand . Why do you bear the sword drawn so ?
The trusting child has no suspicion of his father's purpose until Abraham draws forth a great sword . ISAAC Yes , father , but my heart begins to quake to see that sharp sword in your hand . Why do you bear the sword drawn so ?
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And since my mother is not here , I pray you , father , change your looks , and kill me not with your sharp knife . ... as a substitute in the sacrifice , and Isaac is spared because of his father's unquestioning obedience to God .
And since my mother is not here , I pray you , father , change your looks , and kill me not with your sharp knife . ... as a substitute in the sacrifice , and Isaac is spared because of his father's unquestioning obedience to God .
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The two Alexandre Dumases , father and son , known to the French respectively as Dumas père and Dumas fils , both were popular novelists and playwrights . The father's sheer bulk of output was amazing and he is remembered best in ...
The two Alexandre Dumases , father and son , known to the French respectively as Dumas père and Dumas fils , both were popular novelists and playwrights . The father's sheer bulk of output was amazing and he is remembered best in ...
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Contents
How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Reconstruction of Theatre of Dionysus at Athens | 14 |
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