The Miscellaneous Writings of Lord Macaulay: Contributions to Knight's quarterly magazine. Contributions to the Edinburgh reviewLongman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860 |
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... called to the bar in February , 1826 , when he joined the Northern Circuit ; and was elected member for Calne in 1830. After this last event , he did not long continue to practise at the bar . He went to India in 1834 , whence he ...
... called to the bar in February , 1826 , when he joined the Northern Circuit ; and was elected member for Calne in 1830. After this last event , he did not long continue to practise at the bar . He went to India in 1834 , whence he ...
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... called for his sword and his slaves , cursed his wife , and swore that he would cut Cæsar's throat . " " And Cæsar ? " " He laughed , quoted Anacreon , trussed his gown round his left arm , closed with Quintus , flung him down , twisted ...
... called for his sword and his slaves , cursed his wife , and swore that he would cut Cæsar's throat . " " And Cæsar ? " " He laughed , quoted Anacreon , trussed his gown round his left arm , closed with Quintus , flung him down , twisted ...
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... called a new passion ; and it is not astonishing that the first poet of eminence who wholly devoted his genius to this theme should have excited an extraordinary sensation . He may be compared to an adventurer who accidentally lands in ...
... called a new passion ; and it is not astonishing that the first poet of eminence who wholly devoted his genius to this theme should have excited an extraordinary sensation . He may be compared to an adventurer who accidentally lands in ...
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... called a blockhead . I cannot , however , refrain from asking what is the particular virtue which belongs to fourteen as distinguished from all other numbers . Does it arise from its being a multiple of seven ? Has this principle any ...
... called a blockhead . I cannot , however , refrain from asking what is the particular virtue which belongs to fourteen as distinguished from all other numbers . Does it arise from its being a multiple of seven ? Has this principle any ...
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... called poems by courtesy . They have nothing in common with his writings in his native language , except the eternal pun about Laura and Daphne . None of these works would have placed him on a level with Vida or Buchanan . Yet , when we ...
... called poems by courtesy . They have nothing in common with his writings in his native language , except the eternal pun about Laura and Daphne . None of these works would have placed him on a level with Vida or Buchanan . Yet , when we ...
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