Critical, Historical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volumes 1-2Hurd and Houghton, 1875 |
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Page xi
... cause their sensibilities are dull . Such , to some de- gree , at least , was the dogmatism of Macaulay in his statements of facts . In respect to his positiveness in opinion , it may be said that his leading opinions were blended with ...
... cause their sensibilities are dull . Such , to some de- gree , at least , was the dogmatism of Macaulay in his statements of facts . In respect to his positiveness in opinion , it may be said that his leading opinions were blended with ...
Page xxxii
... cause of Macaulay's popularity is to be found in the definiteness of his mind . He always aspired to present his matter in such a form as to ex- clude the possibility of doubt , either in his statement or argument . Of all great English ...
... cause of Macaulay's popularity is to be found in the definiteness of his mind . He always aspired to present his matter in such a form as to ex- clude the possibility of doubt , either in his statement or argument . Of all great English ...
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... cause an oppressed and divided people ; —may do all that Sylla should have done , and exhibit the magnificent spectacle of a great nation directed by a great mind . " " And where is such a man to be found ? " " " Perhaps where you would ...
... cause an oppressed and divided people ; —may do all that Sylla should have done , and exhibit the magnificent spectacle of a great nation directed by a great mind . " " And where is such a man to be found ? " " " Perhaps where you would ...
Page 67
... cause , more than from any other , that his description of Heaven is so far inferior to the Hell or the Purgatory . With the passions and miseries of the suffering spirits he feels a strong sym- pathy . But among the beatified he ...
... cause , more than from any other , that his description of Heaven is so far inferior to the Hell or the Purgatory . With the passions and miseries of the suffering spirits he feels a strong sym- pathy . But among the beatified he ...
Page 75
... cause . They have been imitators , and imitators at a disadvantage . Euripides and Catullus believed in Bacchus and Cybele as little as we do . But they lived among men who did . Their imaginations , if not their opinions , took the ...
... cause . They have been imitators , and imitators at a disadvantage . Euripides and Catullus believed in Bacchus and Cybele as little as we do . But they lived among men who did . Their imaginations , if not their opinions , took the ...
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