Animal Conventions in English Renaissance Non-religious Prose, 1550-1600 |
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... kind of overlapping is merely an illustration of the difficulty , not to say the impossibility , of knowing where and how some of the conventional ideas about ani- mals first came into being . Some proverbial expressions that contain ...
... kind of overlapping is merely an illustration of the difficulty , not to say the impossibility , of knowing where and how some of the conventional ideas about ani- mals first came into being . Some proverbial expressions that contain ...
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... kind were neces- sary in days when helmets prevented recognition of friend and foe ; but before the days of visors and shields and knightly armor , Roman legions went into battle behind the standards of the wolf , the bear , the lion ...
... kind were neces- sary in days when helmets prevented recognition of friend and foe ; but before the days of visors and shields and knightly armor , Roman legions went into battle behind the standards of the wolf , the bear , the lion ...
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... kind of monster to be seen in Africa and illustrates the saying by joining together different beasts . This libeler has friends among the players , who eagerly an- ticipate being given a new conceit to put into their plays ; but they ...
... kind of monster to be seen in Africa and illustrates the saying by joining together different beasts . This libeler has friends among the players , who eagerly an- ticipate being given a new conceit to put into their plays ; but they ...
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