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Then were first proclaimed those mighty principles which have since worked their
way into the depths of the American forests , which bave roused Greece from the
slavery and degradation of two thousand years , and which , from one end of ...
Then were first proclaimed those mighty principles which have since worked their
way into the depths of the American forests , which bave roused Greece from the
slavery and degradation of two thousand years , and which , from one end of ...
Pagina 56
... conjunction with others . But the glory of the battle which he fought for the
species of freedom which is the most valuable , and which was then the least
understood , the freedom of the human mind , is all his own . Thousands and 56
MILTON ...
... conjunction with others . But the glory of the battle which he fought for the
species of freedom which is the most valuable , and which was then the least
understood , the freedom of the human mind , is all his own . Thousands and 56
MILTON ...
Pagina 57
Thousands and tens of thousands among his contemporaries raised their voices
against Shipmoney and the Star - chamber . But there were few indeed who
discerned the more fearful evils of moral and intellectual slavery , and the
benefits ...
Thousands and tens of thousands among his contemporaries raised their voices
against Shipmoney and the Star - chamber . But there were few indeed who
discerned the more fearful evils of moral and intellectual slavery , and the
benefits ...
Pagina 70
The revenue of the Republic amounted to three hundred thousand florins ; a sum
which , allowing for the depreciation of the precious metals , was at least
equivalent to six hundred thousand pounds sterling ; a larger sum than England
and ...
The revenue of the Republic amounted to three hundred thousand florins ; a sum
which , allowing for the depreciation of the precious metals , was at least
equivalent to six hundred thousand pounds sterling ; a larger sum than England
and ...
Pagina 71
Four hundred thousand florins were annually coined . Eighty banks conducted
the commercial operations , not of Florence only , but of all Europe . The
transactions of these establishments were sometimes of a magnitude which may
surprise ...
Four hundred thousand florins were annually coined . Eighty banks conducted
the commercial operations , not of Florence only , but of all Europe . The
transactions of these establishments were sometimes of a magnitude which may
surprise ...
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 1 Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay |
| Auteur | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay |
| Uitgever | Longmans, Green, 1895 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Cornell University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 23 maart 2012 |
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