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Page 44
He shews his hatred of the one and contempt for the other , and makes them set one another off to great advantage . ... The scene between Volpone , Mosca , Voltore , Corvino , and Corbaccio , at the outset , will shew the dramatic power ...
He shews his hatred of the one and contempt for the other , and makes them set one another off to great advantage . ... The scene between Volpone , Mosca , Voltore , Corvino , and Corbaccio , at the outset , will shew the dramatic power ...
Page 208
To shew however , that the same strong - braced tone of passionate declamation is kept up , take the speech of Eleazar on refusing the proffered crown : ' What do none rise ? No , no , for kings indeed are Deities .
To shew however , that the same strong - braced tone of passionate declamation is kept up , take the speech of Eleazar on refusing the proffered crown : ' What do none rise ? No , no , for kings indeed are Deities .
Page 321
I will , however , take one of the most beautiful passages near the beginning , to shew how the subject - matter , of which the noblest use might have been made , is disfigured by the affectation of the style , and the importunate and ...
I will , however , take one of the most beautiful passages near the beginning , to shew how the subject - matter , of which the noblest use might have been made , is disfigured by the affectation of the style , and the importunate and ...
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| Title | The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6 The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Percival Presland Howe |
| Author | William Hazlitt |
| Editors | Percival Presland Howe, Alfred Rayney Waller, Arnold Glover |
| Compiled by | James Thornton |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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