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Page 100
... sense of curst in O.E.D. is 4a : ' cantankerous , shrewish ' , and even this seems unlikely as a description of Campaspe . The regular Shakespearean usage applied to women veers between ' shrewish ' and ' resolutely resistant to men ...
... sense of curst in O.E.D. is 4a : ' cantankerous , shrewish ' , and even this seems unlikely as a description of Campaspe . The regular Shakespearean usage applied to women veers between ' shrewish ' and ' resolutely resistant to men ...
Page 113
... sense must be ' foul ' or ' ugly ' . 33. ] Whet in the normal sense of ' sharpen ' can hardly be intended here , for a sharp tongue could be as easily deceptive as true . The phrase must have the same general reference as ll . 27-8 ...
... sense must be ' foul ' or ' ugly ' . 33. ] Whet in the normal sense of ' sharpen ' can hardly be intended here , for a sharp tongue could be as easily deceptive as true . The phrase must have the same general reference as ll . 27-8 ...
Page 269
... senses as I should be quickly rocked into a deep rest . Phao . You women have an excuse for an advantage , which 160 ... sense of a continuous scene ; Ismena , though presumably not visible , is understood to be still in attendance . See ...
... senses as I should be quickly rocked into a deep rest . Phao . You women have an excuse for an advantage , which 160 ... sense of a continuous scene ; Ismena , though presumably not visible , is understood to be still in attendance . See ...
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