Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 2Tauchnitz, 1850 |
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Pagina 10
... spirit of Coligni , how they rescued Holland from tyranny , how they founded the maritime greatness of their country , how they outwitted the artful politicians of Italy , and tamed the ferocious chieftains of Scotland . It is ...
... spirit of Coligni , how they rescued Holland from tyranny , how they founded the maritime greatness of their country , how they outwitted the artful politicians of Italy , and tamed the ferocious chieftains of Scotland . It is ...
Pagina 11
... spirit of enterprise . They spoke and wrote in a manner worthy of their excel- lent sense . Their eloquence was less copious and less inge- nious , but far purer and more manly than that of the succeed- ing generation . It was the ...
... spirit of enterprise . They spoke and wrote in a manner worthy of their excel- lent sense . Their eloquence was less copious and less inge- nious , but far purer and more manly than that of the succeed- ing generation . It was the ...
Pagina 23
... payment . The remains of Bacon's speech breathe all the spirit of the Long Parliament . " The gentlemen , " said he , " must sell their plate , and the farmers their brass pots ere this will be paid ; and for us , we are LORD BACON . 23.
... payment . The remains of Bacon's speech breathe all the spirit of the Long Parliament . " The gentlemen , " said he , " must sell their plate , and the farmers their brass pots ere this will be paid ; and for us , we are LORD BACON . 23.
Pagina 42
... spirit . He seems to have been incapable of feeling strong affection , of facing great dangers , of making great sacrifices . His desires were set on things below . Wealth , precedence , titles , patronage , the mace , the seals , the ...
... spirit . He seems to have been incapable of feeling strong affection , of facing great dangers , of making great sacrifices . His desires were set on things below . Wealth , precedence , titles , patronage , the mace , the seals , the ...
Pagina 47
... spirit was odious , and he was at least pitied where he was most detested . " Much of this , with some softening , might , we fear , be applied to Bacon . The influence of Waller's talents , manners , and accomplishments , died with him ...
... spirit was odious , and he was at least pitied where he was most detested . " Much of this , with some softening , might , we fear , be applied to Bacon . The influence of Waller's talents , manners , and accomplishments , died with him ...
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