Critical, Historical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volumen3Sheldon, 1860 |
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... give such signs as these of their loyalty were by no means to be misgoverned with im- punity . The English in the sixteenth century were , beyond all doubt , a free people . They had not , indeed , the outward show of freedom ; but they ...
... give such signs as these of their loyalty were by no means to be misgoverned with im- punity . The English in the sixteenth century were , beyond all doubt , a free people . They had not , indeed , the outward show of freedom ; but they ...
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... give way . If she was able to establish the Catholic worship and to persecute those who would not conform to it , it was evidently because the people cared far less for the Protestant religion than for the rights of property and for the ...
... give way . If she was able to establish the Catholic worship and to persecute those who would not conform to it , it was evidently because the people cared far less for the Protestant religion than for the rights of property and for the ...
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... of infernal farce , made up of every thing ridiculous , and every thing frightful . This it is to give freedom to those who have neither wisdom nor virtue . VOL . III . - 4 It is not only by bad men interested in the MIRABEAU . 49.
... of infernal farce , made up of every thing ridiculous , and every thing frightful . This it is to give freedom to those who have neither wisdom nor virtue . VOL . III . - 4 It is not only by bad men interested in the MIRABEAU . 49.
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... give one instance : " Strange as it seems , experience shows that we usually feel far more animos- ity against those whom we have injured than against those who injure us : and this remark holds good with every degree of intellect ...
... give one instance : " Strange as it seems , experience shows that we usually feel far more animos- ity against those whom we have injured than against those who injure us : and this remark holds good with every degree of intellect ...
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... gives kingdoms and takes them away . I am already one of the dead . " He The will was kept secret during the short remainder of his life . On the third of November 1700 he ex- pired . All Madrid crowded to the palace . The gates were ...
... gives kingdoms and takes them away . I am already one of the dead . " He The will was kept secret during the short remainder of his life . On the third of November 1700 he ex- pired . All Madrid crowded to the palace . The gates were ...
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Página 320 - Westminster, do resolve that William and Mary, Prince and Princess of Orange be, and be declared King and Queen of England...
Página 82 - For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Página 317 - And they do claim, demand and insist upon all and singular the premises as their undoubted rights and liberties...
Página 491 - Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is the blessing of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favour.
Página 370 - The prediction was accomplished. Essex returned in disgrace. Bacon attempted to mediate between his friend and the Queen; and, we believe, honestly employed all his address for that purpose. But the task which he had undertaken was too difficult, delicate, and perilous, even for so wai-y and dexterous an agent.
Página 459 - To sum up the whole: we should say that the aim of the Platonic philosophy was to exalt man into a god. The aim of the Baconian philosophy was to provide man with what he requires while he continues to be man. The aim of the Platonic philosophy was to raise us far above vulgar wants. The aim of the Baconian philosophy was to supply our vulgar wants. The former aim was noble : but the latter was attainable.
Página 294 - Then were again seen in the streets faces which called up strange and terrible recollections of the days when the saints, with the high praises of God in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hands, had bound kings with chains, and nobles with links of iron. Then were again heard voices which had shouted " Privilege " by the coach of Charles the First in the time of his tyranny, and had called for "Justice " in Westminster Hall on the day of his trial.
Página 482 - His understanding resembled the tent which the fairy Paribanou gave to Prince Ahmed. Fold it ; and it seemed a toy for the hand of a lady. Spread it ; and the armies of powerful Sultans might repose beneath its shade.
Página 410 - Bacon had sullied his integrity, had resigned his independence, had violated the most sacred obligations of friendship and gratitude, had flattered the worthless, had persecuted the innocent, had tampered with judges, had tortured prisoners, had plundered suitors, had wasted on paltry intrigues all the powers of the most exquisitely constructed intellect that has ever been bestowed on any of the children of men.
Página 77 - Forgiveness to the injured does belong; But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong.