...by a vivid representation of particular characters and incidents. While our historians," he says, " are practising all the arts of controversy, they miserably...sufficiently proved by many excellent biographical works. The instruction derived from history thus written, would be of a vivid and practical character. It would...

...mind by a vivid representation of particular characters and incidents. While our historians,' he says, 'are practising all the arts of controversy, they...interesting the affections, and presenting pictures to the imaginetion. That a writer may produce these effects without violating truth, is sufficiently proved...

...representation of particular characters and incidents. While our historians,' he says, 'are practising nil the arts of controversy, they miserably neglect the art of narration, the an of interesting the affections, and presenting pictures to the imagination. That a writer may produce...

...and we are inclined to think that this opinion is just. Sometimes, it is true, superior eloqxience e all the hidden riches of the universe. Surely it...intellectual eye, which gives us to contemplate Ihe infinite imagi tion. That a writer may produce these effects withoat violating truth is sufficiently proved...

...is at present the stale of history. The poet laureate appears for thetChurch of England, Lingard lor the Church of Rome. Brodie has moved to set aside...interesting the affections, and presenting pictures tu the imagination. That a writer may produce these effects without violating truth is sufficiently...

...the term is disappearing. The high, grave, impartía summing up of Thucydides is nowhere to be "ound. ith regard to their people under which a military...have found it as dangerous to grind their subjects provee by many excellent biographical works. The immense popularity which well-written books of this...

...state of history. The poet laureate appears for the Church of England, Lingard for the Church of Eome. Brodie has moved to set aside the verdicts obtained...may produce these effects without violating truth is sufficientlyproved by many excellent biographical works. The immense popularity which well-written...

...— more than twenty years before the puolication of the first volumes of his History of England.) WHILE our historians are practising all the arts of...which wellwritten books of this kind have acquired, deserve?, \\-\e. •swws AA THE HISTORIAN. consideration of historians. Voltaire's Charles the Twelfth,...

...and Barthelemi, in the same manner, all the classics were contemporaries. LORD MACAULAY : History. While our historians are practising all the arts of...immense popularity which well-written books of this kind hnve acquired deserves the serious consideration of historians. Voltaire's Charles the Twelfth, Marmontel's...

...;— more than twenty years before the publication of the first volumes of his History of England.) WHILE our historians are practising all the arts of...imagination. That a writer may produce these effects with-, out violating truth is sufficiently proved by many excellent biographical w.orks. The immense...