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Page 57
The word comely is of marked importance For here is Puttenham's definition of
decorum: In all things to vse decencie, is it onely that giueth euery thing his good
grace & without which nothing in mans speach could seeme good or gracious.
The word comely is of marked importance For here is Puttenham's definition of
decorum: In all things to vse decencie, is it onely that giueth euery thing his good
grace & without which nothing in mans speach could seeme good or gracious.
Page 58
Comeliness, «this good grace of euery thing in his kinde » belongs to Decorum,
and to Ceremony. But Ceremony is also Law. Chapman also calls his goddess
Thesme, devising the name certainly from heap 6; * by adding the feminine ...
Comeliness, «this good grace of euery thing in his kinde » belongs to Decorum,
and to Ceremony. But Ceremony is also Law. Chapman also calls his goddess
Thesme, devising the name certainly from heap 6; * by adding the feminine ...
Page 103
Johnson's contributions, considering his fame as a lexicographer, is rather
disappointing in extent, though good so far as it goes. In the antiquarian field he
found it necessary to explain Robin Hood (!), as well as Justice and Iniquity as
figures ...
Johnson's contributions, considering his fame as a lexicographer, is rather
disappointing in extent, though good so far as it goes. In the antiquarian field he
found it necessary to explain Robin Hood (!), as well as Justice and Iniquity as
figures ...
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Agostino Lombardo Morality e Interlude pag 9 | 41 |
H Lideke Shakespeare as preserver of English speech | 95 |
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