Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 1Longmans, Green, 1890 |
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Pagina 14
... heart , a lyric poet . In his time , the Greeks had far more intercourse with the East than in the days of Homer ; and they had not yet acquired that immense superiority in war , in science , and in the arts , which , in the following ...
... heart , a lyric poet . In his time , the Greeks had far more intercourse with the East than in the days of Homer ; and they had not yet acquired that immense superiority in war , in science , and in the arts , which , in the following ...
Pagina 47
... hearts and narrow minds , the golden age of the coward , the bigot , and the slave . The King cringed to his rival that he might trample on his people , sank into a viceroy of France , and pocketed , with complacent infamy , her ...
... hearts and narrow minds , the golden age of the coward , the bigot , and the slave . The King cringed to his rival that he might trample on his people , sank into a viceroy of France , and pocketed , with complacent infamy , her ...
Pagina 56
... heart relents ; but his hand is firm . He does nought in hate , but all in honour . He kisses the beautiful deceiver before he destroys her . That from which the public character of Milton derives its great and peculiar splendour still ...
... heart relents ; but his hand is firm . He does nought in hate , but all in honour . He kisses the beautiful deceiver before he destroys her . That from which the public character of Milton derives its great and peculiar splendour still ...
Pagina 72
... heart with a frigid mistress and a more frigid Muse . Boccaccio turned their attention to the more sublime and graceful models of Greece . From this time , the admiration of learning and genius became almost an idolatry among the people ...
... heart with a frigid mistress and a more frigid Muse . Boccaccio turned their attention to the more sublime and graceful models of Greece . From this time , the admiration of learning and genius became almost an idolatry among the people ...
Pagina 84
... heart : yet every look is a cordial smile , every gesture a familiar caress . He never excites the suspicion of his adversaries by petty provocations . His purpose is disclosed only when it is accomplished . His face is unruffled , his ...
... heart : yet every look is a cordial smile , every gesture a familiar caress . He never excites the suspicion of his adversaries by petty provocations . His purpose is disclosed only when it is accomplished . His face is unruffled , his ...
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Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1 Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay Volledige weergave - 1900 |
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