Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1Longmans, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1858 |
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... . He does not in short sacrifice sense and spirit to pedantic refinements . The nature of his subject compelled him to use many words " That would have made Quintilian stare and gasp . " B But he writes with as much ease and of the.
... . He does not in short sacrifice sense and spirit to pedantic refinements . The nature of his subject compelled him to use many words " That would have made Quintilian stare and gasp . " B But he writes with as much ease and of the.
Pagina 2
... nature of the Deity , the eternity of matter , and the observation of the Sabbath , might , we think , have caused more just surprise . which this work has excited . The dexterous Capuchins never choose to preach on the life and ...
... nature of the Deity , the eternity of matter , and the observation of the Sabbath , might , we think , have caused more just surprise . which this work has excited . The dexterous Capuchins never choose to preach on the life and ...
Pagina 3
... 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 with something like regret ...
... 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 with something like regret ...
Pagina 7
... nature inconsistent it was natural that the literature of he has failed , as every one else must Greece should be tinctured with the have failed . We cannot identify our- Oriental style . And that style , we selves with the characters ...
... nature inconsistent it was natural that the literature of he has failed , as every one else must Greece should be tinctured with the have failed . We cannot identify our- Oriental style . And that style , we selves with the characters ...
Pagina 8
... nature of that species of com- Paradise Lost to the Paradise Re- position ; and he has therefore suc- gained is not more decided , than the ceeded , wherever success was not im- superiority of the Paradise Regained to possible . The ...
... nature of that species of com- Paradise Lost to the Paradise Re- position ; and he has therefore suc- gained is not more decided , than the ceeded , wherever success was not im- superiority of the Paradise Regained to possible . The ...
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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