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... stands out from other references to the elements and strikes at once . And it can take on a different colour from what Mar- lowe gives it . It can in fact stand for the chaos that ever since the fall of man threatens to ruin the ...
... stands out from other references to the elements and strikes at once . And it can take on a different colour from what Mar- lowe gives it . It can in fact stand for the chaos that ever since the fall of man threatens to ruin the ...
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Eustace Mandeville Wetenhall Tillyard. ะพ Methinks it should stand with right reason that as sense hath sensible objects , so things themselves should present themselves to the under- standing , that the mind should not busy herself to ...
Eustace Mandeville Wetenhall Tillyard. ะพ Methinks it should stand with right reason that as sense hath sensible objects , so things themselves should present themselves to the under- standing , that the mind should not busy herself to ...
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... stand for ever still , Her rocks remove not nor her mountains meet ; ( Although some wits enricht with learning's skill Say heav'n stands firm and that the earth doth fleet And swiftly turneth underneath their feet ) : Yet , though the ...
... stand for ever still , Her rocks remove not nor her mountains meet ; ( Although some wits enricht with learning's skill Say heav'n stands firm and that the earth doth fleet And swiftly turneth underneath their feet ) : Yet , though the ...
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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