Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays and Poems, Volume 1Belford, Clarke & Company, 1887 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 41
Page 54
... Catholic religion , even in the time of its utmost extravagance and atrocity , never wholly lost the spirit of the Great Teacher , whose precepts form the noblest code , as his conduct furnished the purest example , of moral excellence ...
... Catholic religion , even in the time of its utmost extravagance and atrocity , never wholly lost the spirit of the Great Teacher , whose precepts form the noblest code , as his conduct furnished the purest example , of moral excellence ...
Page 60
... Catholic . The noblest earthly object of the contemplation of man is man himself . The universe , and all its fair and glorious forms , are indeed included in the wide empire of the imagination ; but she has placed her home and her ...
... Catholic . The noblest earthly object of the contemplation of man is man himself . The universe , and all its fair and glorious forms , are indeed included in the wide empire of the imagination ; but she has placed her home and her ...
Page 61
... characters any func tions inconsistent with the creed of the Catholic Church . He has related nothing concerning them which a good Christian of that age might not believe possible . On CRITICISMS ON THE PRINCIPAL ITALIAN WRITERS . 61.
... characters any func tions inconsistent with the creed of the Catholic Church . He has related nothing concerning them which a good Christian of that age might not believe possible . On CRITICISMS ON THE PRINCIPAL ITALIAN WRITERS . 61.
Page 108
... Catholic venerates the house of the Virgin at Loretto for its architecture . Whatever was classical was good . Homer was a great poet ; and so was Callimachus . The epistles of Cicero were fire ; and so were those of Phalaris . Even ...
... Catholic venerates the house of the Virgin at Loretto for its architecture . Whatever was classical was good . Homer was a great poet ; and so was Callimachus . The epistles of Cicero were fire ; and so were those of Phalaris . Even ...
Page 172
... Catholic , or Frederic the Protestant . On such occasions their deadliest opponents may reckon upon their candid construction . The bold assertions of these people have of late impressed a large portion of the public with an opinion ...
... Catholic , or Frederic the Protestant . On such occasions their deadliest opponents may reckon upon their candid construction . The bold assertions of these people have of late impressed a large portion of the public with an opinion ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
absurd admiration ALCIBIADES appear argument aristocracy army Bentham Cæsar Catholic century character Charles Church common constitution Croker Dante Demosthenes despotism doctrines doubt Edinburgh Review effect eminent England English equally evil favor fecundity feelings France French genius greatest happiness greatest happiness principle Hampden Herodotus HIPPOMACHUS honor House human imagination interest Italy King less liberty literature lived Long Parliament Lord Lord Byron Machiavelli manner marriages means ment Mill Milton mind monarchy moral nation nature never noble object opinion oppression Parliament party passions person Petition of Right Petrarch pleasure poem poet poetry political Prince principle produced readers reason reign religion respect Revolution Sadler scarcely seems society sophisms Southey sovereign Spain SPEUSIPPUS spirit square mile talents tells theory thing Thucydides tion truth tyrant Westminster Reviewer Whigs whole words writer