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Page 193
... things which initially are the most troublesome prove to be the most enlightening . The Joan episodes , unpleasant and hence denied Shakespeare , are the clue to the whole plot . They are hinted at right in the front of the play . In ...
... things which initially are the most troublesome prove to be the most enlightening . The Joan episodes , unpleasant and hence denied Shakespeare , are the clue to the whole plot . They are hinted at right in the front of the play . In ...
Page 170
... things it was concluded diligently to forsee that Nor- mandy should be well furnished and strongly defended , before the term of the truce should be expired : for it was openly known that the French King was ready in all things to make ...
... things it was concluded diligently to forsee that Nor- mandy should be well furnished and strongly defended , before the term of the truce should be expired : for it was openly known that the French King was ready in all things to make ...
Page 174
... things concerning this pur- pose had been compassed , studied , and foreseen , requiring him in so great and urgent a cause both to take pain and travail and also to study with all circumspection and fore- seeing how these things thus ...
... things concerning this pur- pose had been compassed , studied , and foreseen , requiring him in so great and urgent a cause both to take pain and travail and also to study with all circumspection and fore- seeing how these things thus ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | xxiii |
Henry VI Part One 45 | 60 |
TEXTUAL NOTE | 155 |
Copyright | |
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