Critical and Historical Essays: Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 1Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854 |
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... moral and intellectual qualities . Nor , we are convinced , will the severest of our readers blame us if , on an occasion like the present , we turn for a short time from the topics of the day , to commemorate , in all love and ...
... moral and intellectual qualities . Nor , we are convinced , will the severest of our readers blame us if , on an occasion like the present , we turn for a short time from the topics of the day , to commemorate , in all love and ...
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... moral sense , like Shaftesbury ; he may refer all human actions to self - interest , like Helvetius ; or he may never think about the matter at all . His creed on such subjects will no more influence his poetry , properly so called ...
... moral sense , like Shaftesbury ; he may refer all human actions to self - interest , like Helvetius ; or he may never think about the matter at all . His creed on such subjects will no more influence his poetry , properly so called ...
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... moral rugged , barbaric , and colossal . The qualities . They are not egotists . They legends of Eschylus seem to harmonize rarely obtrude their idiosyncrasies on less with the fragrant groves and grace- | their readers . They have ...
... moral rugged , barbaric , and colossal . The qualities . They are not egotists . They legends of Eschylus seem to harmonize rarely obtrude their idiosyncrasies on less with the fragrant groves and grace- | their readers . They have ...
Pagina 13
... most lovely and delightful in the physical and in the moral world . Nei- ther Theocritus nor Ariosto had a finer or a more healthful sense of the plea santness of external objects , or loved directly egotistical . MILTON . 13.
... most lovely and delightful in the physical and in the moral world . Nei- ther Theocritus nor Ariosto had a finer or a more healthful sense of the plea santness of external objects , or loved directly egotistical . MILTON . 13.
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... moral character of a nation . We de- plore the outrages which accompany revolutions . But the more violent the outrages , the more assured we feel that a revolution was necessary . The vio- lence of those outrages will always be ...
... moral character of a nation . We de- plore the outrages which accompany revolutions . But the more violent the outrages , the more assured we feel that a revolution was necessary . The vio- lence of those outrages will always be ...
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Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1 Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay Volledige weergave - 1900 |
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admiration appeared army Bacon believe better called Catholic century character Charles Church conduct contempt court Croker Crown death doctrines Elizabeth eminent enemies England English Essex Europe evil favour favourite feeling France French Hampden honour House of Bourbon House of Commons human interest James Johnson judge King liberty lived Long Parliament Lord Lord Byron Lord Mahon Machiavelli manner means ment Milton mind minister moral nation nature ness never noble Novum Organum opinion Parliament party persecuted person Petition of Right philosophy Pitt Plato poet poetry political price One Shilling Prince principles produced Protestant Puritans Queen racter reason reform reign religion respect Revolution Robert Montgomery scarcely seems Sir James Mackintosh sophisms Southey sovereign Spain spirit strong talents temper thing thought tion took Tories truth Walpole Whigs whole writer