Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1Longmans, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1858 |
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Pagina 11
... important principle . whole in ambiguity . He has doubtless , by so doing , laid himself open to the charge of inconsistency . But , though philosophically in the wrong , we cannot but believe that he was poetically in the right . This ...
... important principle . whole in ambiguity . He has doubtless , by so doing , laid himself open to the charge of inconsistency . But , though philosophically in the wrong , we cannot but believe that he was poetically in the right . This ...
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... important question . We shall not argue it on general grounds . We shall not recur to those primary principles from which the claim of any government to the obe- dience of its subjects is to be deduced . We are entitled to that vantage ...
... important question . We shall not argue it on general grounds . We shall not recur to those primary principles from which the claim of any government to the obe- dience of its subjects is to be deduced . We are entitled to that vantage ...
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... important of all human relations ; and if in that re- lation we find him to have been selfish , cruel , and deceitful , we shall take the liberty to call him a bad man , in spite of all his temperance at table , and all his regularity ...
... important of all human relations ; and if in that re- lation we find him to have been selfish , cruel , and deceitful , we shall take the liberty to call him a bad man , in spite of all his temperance at table , and all his regularity ...
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... importance be- longed , on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest , who had been destined , before heaven and earth were created , to enjoy a felicity which should continue when heaven and ...
... importance be- longed , on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest , who had been destined , before heaven and earth were created , to enjoy a felicity which should continue when heaven and ...
Pagina 26
... important . He was de- sirous that the people should think for themselves as well as tax themselves , and should be emancipated from the dominion of prejudice as well as from that of Charles . He knew that those who , with the best ...
... important . He was de- sirous that the people should think for themselves as well as tax themselves , and should be emancipated from the dominion of prejudice as well as from that of Charles . He knew that those who , with the best ...
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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 authority 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 Opposition Parliament party persecuted person Petition of Right philosophy Pitt Plato poet poetry political 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