Dryden's SatireMacmillan, 1966 - 182 pages |
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Page xli
... political dissection and satirical venom . The magnificence of the invective from line 256 even reflects some dignity on its victim , and there seems to be at least some intellectual sympathy with Shaftesbury in Dryden's final state ...
... political dissection and satirical venom . The magnificence of the invective from line 256 even reflects some dignity on its victim , and there seems to be at least some intellectual sympathy with Shaftesbury in Dryden's final state ...
Page xlix
... political organization that is the basis of power in a democracy , and which in the early stages of democratic development is barely dis- tinguishable from faction and mob violence . Like that of many politicians his career seems to ...
... political organization that is the basis of power in a democracy , and which in the early stages of democratic development is barely dis- tinguishable from faction and mob violence . Like that of many politicians his career seems to ...
Page li
... political power remained in the hands of the former ; so the wealthy financiers , aggrieved at being prevented from exercising their due weight in govern- ment , were the more ready to support a party that promised to reduce the ...
... political power remained in the hands of the former ; so the wealthy financiers , aggrieved at being prevented from exercising their due weight in govern- ment , were the more ready to support a party that promised to reduce the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION TO Absalom | xlvii |
TIME CHART | lv |
Copyright | |
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