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... kind of genius or some kind of simpleton . Journalists may have believed these alternatives mutually exclu- sive , but neither Melville nor Shakespeare would neces- sarily have felt the compulsion to choose between them . Shakespeare's ...
... kind of genius or some kind of simpleton . Journalists may have believed these alternatives mutually exclu- sive , but neither Melville nor Shakespeare would neces- sarily have felt the compulsion to choose between them . Shakespeare's ...
Page 160
... kind of simpleton . " Moreover , the mute's aspect appears to them as " somehow inappro- priate to the time and place " ( 4 ) , as does his writing . And reminis- cent of Don Quixote , the mute is mistreated by those whom he would serve ...
... kind of simpleton . " Moreover , the mute's aspect appears to them as " somehow inappro- priate to the time and place " ( 4 ) , as does his writing . And reminis- cent of Don Quixote , the mute is mistreated by those whom he would serve ...
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... kind . I see you have . ( Pays a sixpence . ) I think you'll find that right . Is there nothing I can show you , Sir . No , nothing . Yes there may be something , too That you may show me . Jones . Oily . Jones . Oily . Jones . The door ...
... kind . I see you have . ( Pays a sixpence . ) I think you'll find that right . Is there nothing I can show you , Sir . No , nothing . Yes there may be something , too That you may show me . Jones . Oily . Jones . Oily . Jones . The door ...
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