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The tone of Elizabeth comes nearer to the nihilistic relish of Jacobeans such as John Ford and John Webster than to the more sorrowful horror of the Elizabethan dramatists Ben Jonson and William Shakespeare.
Some of the nearer offshore cays also offer good opportunities: Coffin Island off the southern coast near Guánica and Cat Island off of La Parguera still have clear waters; both are accessible via a short boat trip.
This water garden was only established after World War II, and despite being nearer to the eruption, it was spared serious damage.
Inside: A long excerpt from Buckley's Nearer, My God: An Autobiography of Faith . Sample passage (from Buckley's description of his childhood): "We were superintended by ...
The result is that, when the frequency of sound is high, it will produce a peak of vibration near the oval window (Figure 1A); if the frequency is low, the peak of vibration will be nearer the far (apical) end of the cochlea [10].