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... of high passion . Shakespeare glances at one of these essential commonplaces , when in Julius Caesar he makes Brutus compare the state of man to a little kingdom . The comparison V of man to the state or " body politic "
... of high passion . Shakespeare glances at one of these essential commonplaces , when in Julius Caesar he makes Brutus compare the state of man to a little kingdom . The comparison V of man to the state or " body politic "
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... passion or bind them without prerogative to such a severe execution as that there should be nothing left of liberty to judgment power or conscience ; the law in his own nature being nothing but a deaf tyrant . In Elizabethan literature ...
... passion or bind them without prerogative to such a severe execution as that there should be nothing left of liberty to judgment power or conscience ; the law in his own nature being nothing but a deaf tyrant . In Elizabethan literature ...
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... passion wars itself with legions . Commonest of all correspondences in poetry is that between the storms and earthquakes of the great world and the stormy passions of man . And though here we are often in the realm of metaphor , it is ...
... passion wars itself with legions . Commonest of all correspondences in poetry is that between the storms and earthquakes of the great world and the stormy passions of man . And though here we are often in the realm of metaphor , it is ...
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according allowed angels animals beasts beauty beginning belief body called celestial common commonplace contained correspondence cosmic created creation creatures dance describing divine doctrine doth earth educated elements Elizabeth Elizabethan eternal excellent faculties fall fire follows fortune four function gives God's harmony hath head heart heaven heavenly highest Hooker human humours idea instance kind king knowledge known less light living macrocosm man's matter means medieval Middle Ages Milton mind moon nature notion passage passion perfect physical picture piece planets Platonic poem politic possible present prince pure qualities reason references rest says scheme sense serve Shakespeare shows soul speak spheres spirits stand stars things thought tion translated understanding universe unto virtue whole