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... King , the Princess and their train , especially Berowne . In the dominant use of thou there is an undercurrent of ridicule at the expense of the high- flown language of pseudo - rhetoric ; yet the dialogue overflows with good ...
... King , the Princess and their train , especially Berowne . In the dominant use of thou there is an undercurrent of ridicule at the expense of the high- flown language of pseudo - rhetoric ; yet the dialogue overflows with good ...
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... king ? rope . 2 Henry IV II.2.81 . must you be blushing ? Merry Wives IV.2.78 . Mrs Ford . But is my husband coming ? Mrs Page . I in good sadnesse is he Ham . II.1.77 . as I was sowing in my closet , / Lord Hamlet . . ./ he comes ...
... king ? rope . 2 Henry IV II.2.81 . must you be blushing ? Merry Wives IV.2.78 . Mrs Ford . But is my husband coming ? Mrs Page . I in good sadnesse is he Ham . II.1.77 . as I was sowing in my closet , / Lord Hamlet . . ./ he comes ...
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... King James Bible , Romans VI.23 . For the wages of sinne is death . Agreement of the verb to be with the complement , rather than the subject , is so common in the King James Bible , that it looks like a rule ; but grammatically it ...
... King James Bible , Romans VI.23 . For the wages of sinne is death . Agreement of the verb to be with the complement , rather than the subject , is so common in the King James Bible , that it looks like a rule ; but grammatically it ...
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Preface | 11 |
Introduction | 13 |
Social Strata and Levels of Communication | 21 |
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