Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 1Longmans, Green, 1895 |
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Pagina 42
... become wise and good in slavery , they may indeed wait for ever . Therefore it is that we decidedly approve of the conduct of Milton and the other wise and good men who , in spite of much that was ridiculous and hate- ful in the conduct ...
... become wise and good in slavery , they may indeed wait for ever . Therefore it is that we decidedly approve of the conduct of Milton and the other wise and good men who , in spite of much that was ridiculous and hate- ful in the conduct ...
Pagina 44
... become statesmen . The celebrity of the man who refuted it , the " Æneæ magni dextra , " gives it all its fame with the present generation . In that age the state of things was dif- ferent . It was not then fully understood how vast an ...
... become statesmen . The celebrity of the man who refuted it , the " Æneæ magni dextra , " gives it all its fame with the present generation . In that age the state of things was dif- ferent . It was not then fully understood how vast an ...
Pagina 59
... become acquainted with the full power of the English language . They abound with passages compared with which the finest declama- tions of Burke sink into insignificance . They are a perfect field of cloth of gold . The style is stiff ...
... become acquainted with the full power of the English language . They abound with passages compared with which the finest declama- tions of Burke sink into insignificance . They are a perfect field of cloth of gold . The style is stiff ...
Pagina 74
... becomes a soldier . His ordinary avocations are perfectly compatible with all the duties of military service . However remote may be the expedition on which he is bound , he finds it easy to transport with him the stock from which he ...
... becomes a soldier . His ordinary avocations are perfectly compatible with all the duties of military service . However remote may be the expedition on which he is bound , he finds it easy to transport with him the stock from which he ...
Pagina 77
... becomes the trade of a separate class , the least dangerous course left to a government is to form that class into a standing army . It is scarcely possible , that men can pass their lives in the service of one state , without feeling ...
... becomes the trade of a separate class , the least dangerous course left to a government is to form that class into a standing army . It is scarcely possible , that men can pass their lives in the service of one state , without feeling ...
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admiration army authority beauty believe Boswell Buckinghamshire Bunyan called Catholic century character Charles Christian Church Church of England Clarendon conduct constitution contempt court crime Croker Cromwell dæmons death doctrine doubt effect eminent enemies England English evil executive government favour feeling genius Hallam Hampden honour House of Commons human interest Italy Jews Johnson King liberty literary lived Long Parliament Lord Byron Machiavelli manner means ment military Milton mind moral nation nature never noble opinion oppression Paradise Lost Parliament party passages passed passions persecution person Petition of Right Pilgrim's Progress poems poet poetry political Pope Prince principles produced Puritans racter readers reason reign religion respect Revolution Robert Montgomery says scarcely seems sophisms Southey Southey's spirit Strafford strong talents temper thing tion tyranny tyrant wealth Whigs whole writer