The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, Volume 4 |
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Why he says , from tawny Spain , is , be . cause those romances , being of Spanish original , the heroes and the scene were generally of that country . Why he says , lost in the world's debate , is , because the subject of those ...
Why he says , from tawny Spain , is , be . cause those romances , being of Spanish original , the heroes and the scene were generally of that country . Why he says , lost in the world's debate , is , because the subject of those ...
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So , Marlowe , in his Hero and Leander : “ The outside of her garments avere of lawn . " See also , the sacred writings : “ The number of the names together were about an hundred and twenty . ” Acts i , 15.
So , Marlowe , in his Hero and Leander : “ The outside of her garments avere of lawn . " See also , the sacred writings : “ The number of the names together were about an hundred and twenty . ” Acts i , 15.
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... the celebrated stories recorded in the old romances , and in their very style . Why he says from tawny Spain , is , because these romances , being of the Spanish original , the heroes and the scene were generally of that country .
... the celebrated stories recorded in the old romances , and in their very style . Why he says from tawny Spain , is , because these romances , being of the Spanish original , the heroes and the scene were generally of that country .
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... which tells us , that the cleft called Rol . dan , to be seen in the summit of an high mountain in the king . dom of Valencia , near the town of Alicant , was made with a single back - stroke of that hero's broad - sword .
... which tells us , that the cleft called Rol . dan , to be seen in the summit of an high mountain in the king . dom of Valencia , near the town of Alicant , was made with a single back - stroke of that hero's broad - sword .
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mances , the scenes and subjects of their several stories : Ariosto choosing the first , the Saracens in France and Spain ; and Tasso , the latter , the Crusade against them in Asia : Ariosto's hero being Orlando , or the French Roland ...
mances , the scenes and subjects of their several stories : Ariosto choosing the first , the Saracens in France and Spain ; and Tasso , the latter , the Crusade against them in Asia : Ariosto's hero being Orlando , or the French Roland ...
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