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... Theseus should seem to be directed at a play such as Poliziano's . And it is equally curious that in the topical allusion which follows it , the death alluded to is , as Chambers says , apparently Tasso's : 1 " The thrice three Muses ...
... Theseus should seem to be directed at a play such as Poliziano's . And it is equally curious that in the topical allusion which follows it , the death alluded to is , as Chambers says , apparently Tasso's : 1 " The thrice three Muses ...
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... Theseus : Such tricks hath strong imagination , That , if it would but apprehend some joy , It comprehends some bringer of that joy ; Or in the night , imagining some fear , How easy is a bush supposed a bear ! Hippolyta : But all the ...
... Theseus : Such tricks hath strong imagination , That , if it would but apprehend some joy , It comprehends some bringer of that joy ; Or in the night , imagining some fear , How easy is a bush supposed a bear ! Hippolyta : But all the ...
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... Theseus and Hippolyta , and it is she who is now impatient and has to be reminded of the proper mythic humour : Hippolyta : I am aweary of this moon . Would he would change ! Theseus : It appears , by his small light of discretion ...
... Theseus and Hippolyta , and it is she who is now impatient and has to be reminded of the proper mythic humour : Hippolyta : I am aweary of this moon . Would he would change ! Theseus : It appears , by his small light of discretion ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION Pastoralism and Aesthetic Platonic Tradition I | 1 |
THE PASTORALISM OF TASSOS AMINTA | 21 |
The Shepherds Life | 44 |
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