An Oxford Anthology of English ProseArnold Whitridge, John Wendell Dodds, Howard Foster Lowry Oxford University Press, 1935 - 950 pages |
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Page 436
... character himself sees him- self through the medium of his character , and not exactly as he is . Take all together , not omitting a shrewd hint from the clown or the fool , and perhaps your impression will be right ; and you may know ...
... character himself sees him- self through the medium of his character , and not exactly as he is . Take all together , not omitting a shrewd hint from the clown or the fool , and perhaps your impression will be right ; and you may know ...
Page 915
... characters in the play . The drama- tist who hangs his characters to his plot , instead of hanging his plot to his charac- ters , is guilty of cardinal sin . The dialogue ! Good dialogue again is character , marshalled so as continually ...
... characters in the play . The drama- tist who hangs his characters to his plot , instead of hanging his plot to his charac- ters , is guilty of cardinal sin . The dialogue ! Good dialogue again is character , marshalled so as continually ...
Page 924
... character is acting or speaking , leg raised , waiting to come down , lips opened ready to say something . Suddenly , my pen jots down a movement or remark , another , another , and goes on doing this , haltingly , perhaps , for an hour ...
... character is acting or speaking , leg raised , waiting to come down , lips opened ready to say something . Suddenly , my pen jots down a movement or remark , another , another , and goes on doing this , haltingly , perhaps , for an hour ...
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Le Morte Darthur | 1 |
Roger Ascham 15151568 | 19 |
Sir Thomas North | 29 |
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