 | Kenneth Muir - 2005 - عدد الصفحات: 344
...and the other parallel is a commonplace. The idea that had not God, for some strong purpose, stcel'd The hearts of men, they must perforce have melted, And barbarism itself have pitied him. . . (v. ii. 34-6) is an obvious means of arousing the sympathies of the audience for the tragic hero... | |
 | Robert Zaller - 2007 - عدد الصفحات: 844
...shook off, His face still combating with tears and smiles, The badges of his grief and patience, That had not God for some strong purpose steel'd The hearts...have melted, And barbarism itself have pitied him. But heaven hath a hand in these events, To whose high will we bound our calm contents. To Bolingbroke... | |
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