Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volumes 3-4D. Appleton, 1879 |
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Page 17
... moral and political philosophy . He distinguished himself highly in Parliament . But nevertheless Parlia- ment was not exactly the sphere for him . The effect of his most successful speeches was small , when compared with the quantity ...
... moral and political philosophy . He distinguished himself highly in Parliament . But nevertheless Parlia- ment was not exactly the sphere for him . The effect of his most successful speeches was small , when compared with the quantity ...
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... moral qualities which are most im- portant in an historian , he possessed in a very high degree . He was singularly mild , calm , and impartial , in his judgments of men and of parties . Almost all the distinguished writers who have ...
... moral qualities which are most im- portant in an historian , he possessed in a very high degree . He was singularly mild , calm , and impartial , in his judgments of men and of parties . Almost all the distinguished writers who have ...
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... moral distinctions . Though he allowed , perhaps , too much weight to every ex- tenuating circumstance that could be urged in favour of the transgressor , he never disputed the authority of the law , or showed his ingenuity by refining ...
... moral distinctions . Though he allowed , perhaps , too much weight to every ex- tenuating circumstance that could be urged in favour of the transgressor , he never disputed the authority of the law , or showed his ingenuity by refining ...
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... morality in former ages . In the work before us , Sir James Mackintosh speaks with just respect of the Whigs of the Revolution , while he never fails to condemn the conduct of that party towards the members of the Church of Rome . His ...
... morality in former ages . In the work before us , Sir James Mackintosh speaks with just respect of the Whigs of the Revolution , while he never fails to condemn the conduct of that party towards the members of the Church of Rome . His ...
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... moral , intel- lectual , and physical state of the inhabitants of our own island . There is much amusing and instructive episodical matter ; but this is the main action . To us , we will own , nothing is so interesting and delightful as ...
... moral , intel- lectual , and physical state of the inhabitants of our own island . There is much amusing and instructive episodical matter ; but this is the main action . To us , we will own , nothing is so interesting and delightful as ...
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