Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volumen2Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843 |
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... human compositions . On every subject which the Professor discusses , he pro- duces three times as many pages as another man ; and one of his pages is as tedious as another man's three . His book is swelled to its vast dimensions by ...
... human compositions . On every subject which the Professor discusses , he pro- duces three times as many pages as another man ; and one of his pages is as tedious as another man's three . His book is swelled to its vast dimensions by ...
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... hope in the wisdom and humanity of the gentle Cardinal . Cecil , it is clear , cultivated the friendship of Pole with great assiduity , and received great advantage from the Legate's protection B 4 BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES . 7.
... hope in the wisdom and humanity of the gentle Cardinal . Cecil , it is clear , cultivated the friendship of Pole with great assiduity , and received great advantage from the Legate's protection B 4 BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES . 7.
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... human reason against a Caste . The one was a struggle of the laity against the clergy for intellectual liberty ; the other was a struggle of the people against princes and nobles for political liberty . In both cases , the spirit of ...
... human reason against a Caste . The one was a struggle of the laity against the clergy for intellectual liberty ; the other was a struggle of the people against princes and nobles for political liberty . In both cases , the spirit of ...
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... human race . The history of the Reformation in England is full of strange problems . The most prominent and ex- traordinary phænomenon which it presents to us is the gigantic strength of the government contrasted with the feebleness of ...
... human race . The history of the Reformation in England is full of strange problems . The most prominent and ex- traordinary phænomenon which it presents to us is the gigantic strength of the government contrasted with the feebleness of ...
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... human rights , attacked by the most odious tyranny . The explanation of these circumstances which has generally been given is very simple , but by no means satisfactory . The power of the crown , it is said , was then at its height ...
... human rights , attacked by the most odious tyranny . The explanation of these circumstances which has generally been given is very simple , but by no means satisfactory . The power of the crown , it is said , was then at its height ...
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Página 240 - What though the field be lost? All is not lost; the unconquerable will, And study of revenge, immortal hate, And courage never to submit or yield: And what is else not to be overcome?
Página 37 - Forgiveness to the injured does belong ; But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong.
Página 262 - And they do claim, demand and insist upon all and singular the premises as their undoubted rights and liberties...
Página 475 - ... that the square of the hypothenuse is equal to the squares of the sides.
Página 189 - Lord," he said to the Duke of Devonshire, " I am sure that I can save this country, and that nobody else can.
Página 426 - Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.
Página 2 - ... occupies fifteen hundred inches cubic measure, and that it weighs sixty pounds avoirdupois. Such a book might, before the deluge, have been considered as light reading by Hilpa and Shalum.
Página 357 - Come, rest in this bosom, my own stricken deer, Though the herd have fled from thee, thy home is still here; Here still is the smile, that no cloud can o'ercast, And a heart and a hand all thy own to the last.
Página 209 - We find in it the diligence, the accuracy, and the judgment of Hallam, united to the vivacity and the colouring of Southey. A history of England, written throughout in this manner, would be the most fascinating book in the language. It would be more in request at the circulating libraries than the last novel.
Página 371 - My conceit of his person was never increased toward him by his place, or honours : but I have and do reverence him, for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever, by his work, one of the greatest men, and most worthy of admiration, that had been in many ages. In his adversity I ever prayed, that God would give him strength ; for greatness he could not want.