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...universal madness of Nature and History, brief are the moments of happiness: . . . Swift as a shadow, short as any dream. Brief as the lightning in the collied night, ... (I, I) NOTES *From Shakespeare our Contemporary by Jan Kott. Copyright (c) l964 by Paristwowe Wydawnictwo...