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Page 13
... entire nine - volume history , we must also notice the significance of incongruity . The startling comparison to Napo- leon's power is foreshadowed by the strange image of a genially informal , almost slovenly eccentric in the ...
... entire nine - volume history , we must also notice the significance of incongruity . The startling comparison to Napo- leon's power is foreshadowed by the strange image of a genially informal , almost slovenly eccentric in the ...
Page 91
... entire historical situation . For Mr. Miller's Abigail is a vicious wench who not only exploits her chance to supplant Elizabeth Proctor when the time comes , nor only maintains a tyrannical discipline among the afflicted girls , but ...
... entire historical situation . For Mr. Miller's Abigail is a vicious wench who not only exploits her chance to supplant Elizabeth Proctor when the time comes , nor only maintains a tyrannical discipline among the afflicted girls , but ...
Page 133
... entire history into focus . We come away from the book convinced that Shreve and Quentin understand the entire story better than any of the others understand it , but the reasons for this advantage have not been properly understood ...
... entire history into focus . We come away from the book convinced that Shreve and Quentin understand the entire story better than any of the others understand it , but the reasons for this advantage have not been properly understood ...
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