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... Irene is apparently implicated in the plot against his life . The intelligence is actually false , and Irene dies for a treachery she did not even contemplate , but the rumour is enough to turn love to loathing ; and Mahomet finally ...
... Irene is apparently implicated in the plot against his life . The intelligence is actually false , and Irene dies for a treachery she did not even contemplate , but the rumour is enough to turn love to loathing ; and Mahomet finally ...
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... Irene quickly goes on to reveal her ambitious dreams in their true light : Go , languish on in dull obscurity ; Thy ... Irene takes to wearing Turkish costume ! At the end of the play , as Aspasia and Demetrius escape to freedom , Irene ...
... Irene quickly goes on to reveal her ambitious dreams in their true light : Go , languish on in dull obscurity ; Thy ... Irene takes to wearing Turkish costume ! At the end of the play , as Aspasia and Demetrius escape to freedom , Irene ...
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... Irene Dreams in The Idler , 79-80 in Rasselas , 112-14 Dryden , John , 142 , 154 151-2 Parliamentary Debates , 14 , 166–71 ' Glide ' , Johnson's uses of word , 63-4 , 163 Goldsmith , Oliver , 1 Gray , Thomas , 150 , 152 Greene , Donald ...
... Irene Dreams in The Idler , 79-80 in Rasselas , 112-14 Dryden , John , 142 , 154 151-2 Parliamentary Debates , 14 , 166–71 ' Glide ' , Johnson's uses of word , 63-4 , 163 Goldsmith , Oliver , 1 Gray , Thomas , 150 , 152 Greene , Donald ...
Contents
surly virtue and pleasing dream | 4 |
The Vanity of Human Wishes | 42 |
those that aspire to the name | 57 |
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