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Pagina 45
... did not require that the chief magistracy should be hereditary in his family .
Thus far , we think , if the circumstances of the time and the opportunities which
he had of aggrandising himself be fairly considered , he will not lose by MILTON .
45.
... did not require that the chief magistracy should be hereditary in his family .
Thus far , we think , if the circumstances of the time and the opportunities which
he had of aggrandising himself be fairly considered , he will not lose by MILTON .
45.
Pagina 46
grandising himself be fairly considered , he will not lose by comparison with
Washington or Bolivar . Had his moderation been met by corresponding
moderation , there is no reason to think that he would have overstepped the line
which he ...
grandising himself be fairly considered , he will not lose by comparison with
Washington or Bolivar . Had his moderation been met by corresponding
moderation , there is no reason to think that he would have overstepped the line
which he ...
Pagina 56
... in order to do what he considered his duty to mankind . It is the very struggle of
the noble Othello . His heart relents ; but his hand is firm , He does nought in hate
, but all in honour . He kisses the beautiful deceiver before he destroys her .
... in order to do what he considered his duty to mankind . It is the very struggle of
the noble Othello . His heart relents ; but his hand is firm , He does nought in hate
, but all in honour . He kisses the beautiful deceiver before he destroys her .
Pagina 76
Men covered with iron from head to foot , armed with ponderous lances , and
mounted on horses of the largest breed , were considered as composing the
strength of an army . The infantry was regarded as comparatively worthless , and
was ...
Men covered with iron from head to foot , armed with ponderous lances , and
mounted on horses of the largest breed , were considered as composing the
strength of an army . The infantry was regarded as comparatively worthless , and
was ...
Pagina 77
Its defeats are their defeats . The contract loses something of its mercantile
character . The services of the soldier are considered as the effects of patriotic
zeal , his pay as the tribute of national gratitude . To betray the power which
employs him ...
Its defeats are their defeats . The contract loses something of its mercantile
character . The services of the soldier are considered as the effects of patriotic
zeal , his pay as the tribute of national gratitude . To betray the power which
employs him ...
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| Titel | Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 1 Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay |
| Auteur | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay |
| Uitgever | Longmans, Green, 1895 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Cornell University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 23 maart 2012 |
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