Critical, Historical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volumen3Sheldon, 1860 |
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... heart consented not thereto . Yea , he openly op- posed it ; though at last yielding to the greatness of Northumberland , in an age when it was present drown- ing not to swim with the stream . But as the philoso- pher tells us , that ...
... heart consented not thereto . Yea , he openly op- posed it ; though at last yielding to the greatness of Northumberland , in an age when it was present drown- ing not to swim with the stream . But as the philoso- pher tells us , that ...
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... heart , of the woman ; but no rival could deprive the Treasurer of the place which he possessed in the favour of the Queen . She some- times chid him sharply ; but he was the man whom she delighted to honour . For Burleigh , she forgot ...
... heart , of the woman ; but no rival could deprive the Treasurer of the place which he possessed in the favour of the Queen . She some- times chid him sharply ; but he was the man whom she delighted to honour . For Burleigh , she forgot ...
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... hearts filled and swelled up by a good hope for the future destinies of the human race . The history of the Reformation in England is full of strange problems . The most prominent and extraor- dinary phenomenon which it presents to us ...
... hearts filled and swelled up by a good hope for the future destinies of the human race . The history of the Reformation in England is full of strange problems . The most prominent and extraor- dinary phenomenon which it presents to us ...
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... hearts of a free people . The truth seems to be that the government of the Tudors was , with a few occasional deviations , a popu- lar government , under the forms of despotism . At first sight , it may seem that the prerogatives of ...
... hearts of a free people . The truth seems to be that the government of the Tudors was , with a few occasional deviations , a popu- lar government , under the forms of despotism . At first sight , it may seem that the prerogatives of ...
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... heart - burnings , the persecutions , the conspiracies , the seditions , the revolutions , the judicial murders , the civil wars of ten generations . This is the dark side of her character . Yet she surely was a great woman . Of all the ...
... heart - burnings , the persecutions , the conspiracies , the seditions , the revolutions , the judicial murders , the civil wars of ten generations . This is the dark side of her character . Yet she surely was a great woman . Of all the ...
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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.