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... emphasises the unnaturalness and the horror of the war which Margaret seems supposed to represent . " Wolf " and " adder " suggest perverse cruelty ; " O tiger's heart wrapped in a woman's hide " is possibly the keynote of the scene and ...
... emphasises the unnaturalness and the horror of the war which Margaret seems supposed to represent . " Wolf " and " adder " suggest perverse cruelty ; " O tiger's heart wrapped in a woman's hide " is possibly the keynote of the scene and ...
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... emphasised ; indeed , it is not vital to recognise Isis behind Cleopatra , for Cleopatra herself embodies the attributes of the Goddess . significant , for instance , that Enobarbus does not say that on Cydnus ... emphasises the 322.
... emphasised ; indeed , it is not vital to recognise Isis behind Cleopatra , for Cleopatra herself embodies the attributes of the Goddess . significant , for instance , that Enobarbus does not say that on Cydnus ... emphasises the 322.
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... emphasises the fecund , vitalising aspects of her being and which , in its very excessive- ness ( III.13.158ff ... emphasis , like the recurrent device which involves a Roman description of Egypt succeeding a presentation of life in ...
... emphasises the fecund , vitalising aspects of her being and which , in its very excessive- ness ( III.13.158ff ... emphasis , like the recurrent device which involves a Roman description of Egypt succeeding a presentation of life in ...
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