Lord Macaulay's Essays: And Lays of Ancient RomeLongmans, Green, 1889 - 923 pages |
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... appeared in dark ages , we do not admire them the more because they have appeared in dark ages . On the contrary , we hold that the most wonderful and splendid proof of genius is a great poem produced in a civilised age . We can- not ...
... appeared in dark ages , we do not admire them the more because they have appeared in dark ages . On the contrary , we hold that the most wonderful and splendid proof of genius is a great poem produced in a civilised age . We can- not ...
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... and complete reconciliation , and that the more violent , or , as it soon appeared , the more judicious members of the popular party were fast declining in credit . The Remonstrance had HALLAM'S CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY . 67.
... and complete reconciliation , and that the more violent , or , as it soon appeared , the more judicious members of the popular party were fast declining in credit . The Remonstrance had HALLAM'S CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY . 67.
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... appearance of a garrison . From that moment , in the phrase of Clarendon , the carriage of Hampden became fiercer , that he ... appeared to the Par- liament and the city . We think it by no means so foolish as it pleases his friends to ...
... appearance of a garrison . From that moment , in the phrase of Clarendon , the carriage of Hampden became fiercer , that he ... appeared to the Par- liament and the city . We think it by no means so foolish as it pleases his friends to ...
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... appearance of dissent . Most of the bishops stated that all was well among their flocks . Seven or eight persons in ... appeared to observe it strictly . It is confessed that there was a little difficulty in bringing some of the vulgar ...
... appearance of dissent . Most of the bishops stated that all was well among their flocks . Seven or eight persons in ... appeared to observe it strictly . It is confessed that there was a little difficulty in bringing some of the vulgar ...
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... appeared within the last three or four years . His writing bears the same relation to poetry which a Turkey carpet bears to a picture . There are colours in the Turkey carpet out of which a picture might be made . There are words in Mr ...
... appeared within the last three or four years . His writing bears the same relation to poetry which a Turkey carpet bears to a picture . There are colours in the Turkey carpet out of which a picture might be made . There are words in Mr ...
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Lord Macaulay's Essays and Lays of Ancient Rome (Classic Reprint) Thomas Babbington Macaulay No preview available - 2017 |
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