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Page 110
... never be able to win Lucinda - a point which would be much re- inforced by modern TV commercials . On this pretext they talk the old man into letting them pull all his teeth , a performance under- taken with much violent buffoonery and ...
... never be able to win Lucinda - a point which would be much re- inforced by modern TV commercials . On this pretext they talk the old man into letting them pull all his teeth , a performance under- taken with much violent buffoonery and ...
Page 125
... never forsook their deep roots in the town beside the Avon . In Stratford's grammar school William received a sound edu- cation - one which was sufficient understructure for his unparal- leled mastery of the language , even though he never ...
... never forsook their deep roots in the town beside the Avon . In Stratford's grammar school William received a sound edu- cation - one which was sufficient understructure for his unparal- leled mastery of the language , even though he never ...
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... never met - is tricked into be- lieving that her father's house is an inn . He proceeds to treat the dignified Mr. Hardcastle as though he were merely an impudent and eccentric landlord , orders the servants about , and generally takes ...
... never met - is tricked into be- lieving that her father's house is an inn . He proceeds to treat the dignified Mr. Hardcastle as though he were merely an impudent and eccentric landlord , orders the servants about , and generally takes ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Roman Spectacle | 33 |
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