Critical and Historical EssaysJ.M. Dent & sons, 1946 |
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Pagina 117
... mind , would be found no ward if you should die to - morrow , yet it is a great hazard , methinks , to see so sweet a disposition guarded with no more , amongst a people whereof many make it their religion to be superstitious in impiety ...
... mind , would be found no ward if you should die to - morrow , yet it is a great hazard , methinks , to see so sweet a disposition guarded with no more , amongst a people whereof many make it their religion to be superstitious in impiety ...
Pagina 284
... mind was a change which passed on the mind of almost every wise and good man in Europe . In fact , few of his contemporaries changed so little . The rare moderation and calmness of his temper preserved him alike from extravagant elation ...
... mind was a change which passed on the mind of almost every wise and good man in Europe . In fact , few of his contemporaries changed so little . The rare moderation and calmness of his temper preserved him alike from extravagant elation ...
Pagina 439
... mind of Bute . In general , a statesman climbs by slow degrees . Many laborious years elapse before he reaches the top- most pinnacle of preferment . In the earlier part of his career , therefore , he is constantly lured on by seeing ...
... mind of Bute . In general , a statesman climbs by slow degrees . Many laborious years elapse before he reaches the top- most pinnacle of preferment . In the earlier part of his career , therefore , he is constantly lured on by seeing ...
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Critical and Historical Essays: Contributed to the Edinburgh Review Thomas Babington Macaulay Volledige weergave - 1850 |
Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh ..., Volume 1 Thomas Babington Macaulay Volledige weergave - 1850 |
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