Daniel Defoe: Ambition & InnovationUniversity Press of Kentucky, 1986 - 299 pages |
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Page 141
... becomes far more secular in its public utterances . Issues that had been discussed in theological terms become pragmatic and are not religious or even ethical , although in most cases civil and religious virtues THE HISTORICAL NOVELS 141.
... becomes far more secular in its public utterances . Issues that had been discussed in theological terms become pragmatic and are not religious or even ethical , although in most cases civil and religious virtues THE HISTORICAL NOVELS 141.
Page 192
... become unfamiliar creatures who are simultaneously connivers and slaves to the sex drive . They might court the woman for months , pledge eternal love and devotion , beg for favors , appear to spend every moment thinking about their ...
... become unfamiliar creatures who are simultaneously connivers and slaves to the sex drive . They might court the woman for months , pledge eternal love and devotion , beg for favors , appear to spend every moment thinking about their ...
Page 208
... become increasingly elaborate , ingenious , and improbable . Defoe makes Roxana such an arresting character partly ... becomes more fascinating and repugnant , less familiar , as mysterious as the " Blast of Heaven . " The war ...
... become increasingly elaborate , ingenious , and improbable . Defoe makes Roxana such an arresting character partly ... becomes more fascinating and repugnant , less familiar , as mysterious as the " Blast of Heaven . " The war ...
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