Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 2Longmans, Green, 1877 |
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Page 104
... learning which appeared in the " Catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors ; " and it is curious to see how impatiently Walpole bore the imputation of having attended to any thing so unfashionable as the im- provement of his mind . " I know ...
... learning which appeared in the " Catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors ; " and it is curious to see how impatiently Walpole bore the imputation of having attended to any thing so unfashionable as the im- provement of his mind . " I know ...
Page 115
... learning , not in ac- curacy , not in logical power , but in the art of writing what people will like to read . He rejects all but the attractive parts of his subject . He keeps only what is in itself amusing , or what can be made so by ...
... learning , not in ac- curacy , not in logical power , but in the art of writing what people will like to read . He rejects all but the attractive parts of his subject . He keeps only what is in itself amusing , or what can be made so by ...
Page 135
... learning , Carteret was far from being a pedant . His was not one of those cold spirits of which the fire is put out by the fuel . In Council , in debate , in society , he was all life and energy . His measures were strong , prompt ...
... learning , Carteret was far from being a pedant . His was not one of those cold spirits of which the fire is put out by the fuel . In Council , in debate , in society , he was all life and energy . His measures were strong , prompt ...
Page 202
... learning which was expended on them . We could easily name men who , not possessing a tenth part of his intellectual powers , hardly ever address the House of Commons without producing a greater impression than was produced by his most ...
... learning which was expended on them . We could easily name men who , not possessing a tenth part of his intellectual powers , hardly ever address the House of Commons without producing a greater impression than was produced by his most ...
Page 282
... learning ; and they were all men of peace . They were not members of the aristocracy . They inherited no titles , no large domains , no armies of retainers , no fortified castles . Yet they were not low men , such as those whom princes ...
... learning ; and they were all men of peace . They were not members of the aristocracy . They inherited no titles , no large domains , no armies of retainers , no fortified castles . Yet they were not low men , such as those whom princes ...
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