In the Posture of a Whore: Changing Attitudes to 'bad' Women in Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama, Volume 2 |
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... stayed to hear her . She was a legend in her own time , both for her eccentricity and her widespread criminal activity , which ultimately made her rich ; later because of her wealth and Royalism she was respected . She is presented 12 ...
... stayed to hear her . She was a legend in her own time , both for her eccentricity and her widespread criminal activity , which ultimately made her rich ; later because of her wealth and Royalism she was respected . She is presented 12 ...
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... stay ? " , and difficulty in ruling the " rude " people in his absence troubles her less than her disinclination to sleep alone since he has " used [ her ] to fellowship in bed . " 40 Thus a genuine complaint and a genuine political ...
... stay ? " , and difficulty in ruling the " rude " people in his absence troubles her less than her disinclination to sleep alone since he has " used [ her ] to fellowship in bed . " 40 Thus a genuine complaint and a genuine political ...
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