Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1Longmans, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1858 |
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... believe , understood the nature of his art better than the critic . He knew that his poetical genius de- rived no advantage from the civilisa- tion which surrounded him , or from the learning which he had acquired ; and he looked back ...
... believe , understood the nature of his art better than the critic . He knew that his poetical genius de- rived no advantage from the civilisa- tion which surrounded him , or from the learning which he had acquired ; and he looked back ...
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... believe , strange sights , and we can easily aban- worshipped one invisible Deity . But don ourselves to the illusion of the ro- the necessity of having something more mance . But when Lemuel Gulliver , definite to adore produced , in a ...
... believe , strange sights , and we can easily aban- worshipped one invisible Deity . But don ourselves to the illusion of the ro- the necessity of having something more mance . But when Lemuel Gulliver , definite to adore produced , in a ...
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... believe that he was poetically in the right . This task , which almost any other writer would have found imprac- ticable , was easy to him . The peculiar art which he possessed of communicat- ing his meaning circuitously through a long ...
... believe that he was poetically in the right . This task , which almost any other writer would have found imprac- ticable , was easy to him . The peculiar art which he possessed of communicat- ing his meaning circuitously through a long ...
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... believe that , if James had held his own religious opinions without wishing to make proselytes , or if , wish- ing even to make proselytes , he had contented himself with exerting only his constitutional influence for that pur- pose ...
... believe that , if James had held his own religious opinions without wishing to make proselytes , or if , wish- ing even to make proselytes , he had contented himself with exerting only his constitutional influence for that pur- pose ...
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... believe , most of his popularity with the present ge- neration . For ourselves , we own that we do not understand the common phrase , a good man , but a bad king . We can as easily conceive a good man and an unnatural father , or a good ...
... believe , most of his popularity with the present ge- neration . For ourselves , we own that we do not understand the common phrase , a good man , but a bad king . We can as easily conceive a good man and an unnatural father , or a good ...
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Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1 Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay Volledige weergave - 1900 |
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