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...made he put the yeast which caused it to rise. In this way he took the old Chronicles which existed before his time, and by varying adherence to them and departure from them developed his famous plays. He adhered to the Chronicles in so far as there is a stratum of historical fact in all of the dramas of which we are speaking; he departed from them by the addition of characters and scenes of his own invention, which in some cases almost obscure the facts which underlie them...
...justified in supposing that continental glaciers rest throughout the greater portion of their area, on a stratum of water kept in a liquid condition by the pressure of the superincumbent...
...medium for the diffusion of noble ideas. The wide appreciation of Shakspere is due to the stage; for multitudes it has performed the office of discoverer." After speaking of the unjust opprobrium which has been cast upon the dramatic profession on account of the short-comings of the lower stratum of actors, Mr. Irving closed by saying, "I have been an actor for nearly thirty years, and what I have told you is the fruit of these years' experience. The calling to which I belong is worthy of the suppot and sympathy of all intelligent people...
With oath on oath a stratum...
...stratum of man in a new silk...