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Page 146
... fear ? The gods ? if they be good , ' Tis sin to fear them : if not good , no gods ; And then let them fear me . That must affright me ! Deil . Or are they devils Devils ! where , good Aphobus ? I thought there was some conjuring abroad ...
... fear ? The gods ? if they be good , ' Tis sin to fear them : if not good , no gods ; And then let them fear me . That must affright me ! Deil . Or are they devils Devils ! where , good Aphobus ? I thought there was some conjuring abroad ...
Page 147
... fear doth argue A low degenerate soul . Deil . ( In answer to APHOBUS ) Now I fear everything . Colax . ( aside to DEILUS ) ' Tis your discretion . Everything has dan- ger , And therefore everything is to be feared . I do applaud this ...
... fear doth argue A low degenerate soul . Deil . ( In answer to APHOBUS ) Now I fear everything . Colax . ( aside to DEILUS ) ' Tis your discretion . Everything has dan- ger , And therefore everything is to be feared . I do applaud this ...
Page 215
... fear that knaves should call him fool.10 • Then turns repentant , and his God adores , With the same spirit that he drinks and whores . The reader must bear in mind that all which is considered coarse language now , was not so ...
... fear that knaves should call him fool.10 • Then turns repentant , and his God adores , With the same spirit that he drinks and whores . The reader must bear in mind that all which is considered coarse language now , was not so ...
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N ILLUSTRATIVE ESSAY ON WIT AND HUMOR | 1 |
ELECTIONS FROM CHAUCER WITH CRITICAL NOTICE | 50 |
ELECTIONS FROM SHAKSPEARE WITH CRITICAL NOTICE | 85 |
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