Essays, First SeriesHoughton, Mifflin, 1883 - 343 pages |
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Page 77
... Bonduca , when admonished to inquire the mind of the god Audate , replies , — “ His hidden meaning lies in our endeavors ; Our valors are our best gods . " Another sort of false prayers are our regrets . Discontent is the want of self ...
... Bonduca , when admonished to inquire the mind of the god Audate , replies , — “ His hidden meaning lies in our endeavors ; Our valors are our best gods . " Another sort of false prayers are our regrets . Discontent is the want of self ...
Page 156
... Bonduca , of Belisarius ; the painter uses the con- ventional story of the Virgin Mary , of Paul , of Peter . He does not therefore defer to the nature of these accidental men , of these stock heroes . If the poet write a true drama ...
... Bonduca , of Belisarius ; the painter uses the con- ventional story of the Virgin Mary , of Paul , of Peter . He does not therefore defer to the nature of these accidental men , of these stock heroes . If the poet write a true drama ...
Page 231
... Bonduca , Sophocles , the Mad Lover , the Double Marriage , wherein the speaker is so earnest and cordial and on such deep grounds of character , that the dialogue , on the slightest ad- ditional incident in the plot , rises naturally ...
... Bonduca , Sophocles , the Mad Lover , the Double Marriage , wherein the speaker is so earnest and cordial and on such deep grounds of character , that the dialogue , on the slightest ad- ditional incident in the plot , rises naturally ...
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