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To reproduce the whole poem on the stage would doubtless be impossible . On the other hand , to give one of its least important parts and make of it a whole is unquestionably to degrade its meaning . This is what Mr. Irving has done .
To reproduce the whole poem on the stage would doubtless be impossible . On the other hand , to give one of its least important parts and make of it a whole is unquestionably to degrade its meaning . This is what Mr. Irving has done .
Page 510
... for nearly a thousand years , had the passion of envy so dominated the people as it does now ; while in England , the quality of sympathy for suffering which now affects the whole people , is of less than two cen turies ' growth .
... for nearly a thousand years , had the passion of envy so dominated the people as it does now ; while in England , the quality of sympathy for suffering which now affects the whole people , is of less than two cen turies ' growth .
Page 764
Sindiah was an intelligent prince , carefully educated , and quite familiar with the business of government ; yet he thought it worth his while to falsify the whole accounts of his principality , as he must have done in some way or ...
Sindiah was an intelligent prince , carefully educated , and quite familiar with the business of government ; yet he thought it worth his while to falsify the whole accounts of his principality , as he must have done in some way or ...
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