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Page 125
... keep a secret : “ How hard it is for women to keep coun- sel ! " ( Julius Caesar , II.iv.8-9 ) ; " Constant you are , / But yet a woman . And for secrecy , / No lady closer , for I well believe / Thou wilt not utter what thou dost not ...
... keep a secret : “ How hard it is for women to keep coun- sel ! " ( Julius Caesar , II.iv.8-9 ) ; " Constant you are , / But yet a woman . And for secrecy , / No lady closer , for I well believe / Thou wilt not utter what thou dost not ...
Page 202
... keep her in Morel's skin for the rest of her life , the wife vows eternal submission . Francis Utley has sug- gested ... keeps her awake all night , hitting her , tearing her clothes to shreds , and forcing her to adopt various positions ...
... keep her in Morel's skin for the rest of her life , the wife vows eternal submission . Francis Utley has sug- gested ... keeps her awake all night , hitting her , tearing her clothes to shreds , and forcing her to adopt various positions ...
Page 238
... keep her female friends ; men were expected to shed their former companions when they settled down in marriage , as ... keeping ; the early seven- teenth - century glut of prodigal plays was propaganda in that direction , operating under ...
... keep her female friends ; men were expected to shed their former companions when they settled down in marriage , as ... keeping ; the early seven- teenth - century glut of prodigal plays was propaganda in that direction , operating under ...
Contents
Exordium I | 1 |
The Genre | 13 |
The Elizabethan Controversy | 49 |
Copyright | |
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