Tuesday, November 20, 2007

"A rover of fortune" (V.i)

What opinion does Behn have about these exiles “selling all in Essex” (II.i) and living permanently in this bewitching land? In “this island of rogues” there appears to be “a warning to all young travelers:” (IV.iv) beware of too much investment here; do not mix too freely in “the common shore, “III.iii) “in a nation without mercy.” (IV.i)

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