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... char- acter seems to be what Melville had in mind when he compared original characters such as Hamlet to a Drum- mond light , which " rays away from itself " and lights all that comes within its sphere . This chapter has obvious ...
... char- acter seems to be what Melville had in mind when he compared original characters such as Hamlet to a Drum- mond light , which " rays away from itself " and lights all that comes within its sphere . This chapter has obvious ...
Page 42
... Char- lie Noble is a " Mississippi operator , " " an equivocal char- acter " ( 196 ) , and with good reason ; Charlie Noble is no more " noble " than Mark Winsome is " winsome . " No- ble's convictions are governed by the winds of ...
... Char- lie Noble is a " Mississippi operator , " " an equivocal char- acter " ( 196 ) , and with good reason ; Charlie Noble is no more " noble " than Mark Winsome is " winsome . " No- ble's convictions are governed by the winds of ...
Page 55
... char- acter appears in the order suggested by the list ; and the apparent fact that the confidence man is not personally acquainted with either character - have led some to be- lieve that the inclusion of the soldier and the man with ...
... char- acter appears in the order suggested by the list ; and the apparent fact that the confidence man is not personally acquainted with either character - have led some to be- lieve that the inclusion of the soldier and the man with ...
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