Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 2Dent, 1930 |
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Page 294
... learning and abilities were habitually devoted to the defence of tyranny and imposture . The Hotspurs , the Nevilles , the Cliffords , rough , illiterate , and unreflecting , brought to the council- board the fierce and imperious ...
... learning and abilities were habitually devoted to the defence of tyranny and imposture . The Hotspurs , the Nevilles , the Cliffords , rough , illiterate , and unreflecting , brought to the council- board the fierce and imperious ...
Page 295
... 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 ...
Page 325
... Learning , which at a later period was expanded into the De Augmentis , appeared in 1605. The Wisdom of the Ancients , a work which , if it had proceeded from any other writer , would have been considered as a masterpiece of wit and ...
... Learning , which at a later period was expanded into the De Augmentis , appeared in 1605. The Wisdom of the Ancients , a work which , if it had proceeded from any other writer , would have been considered as a masterpiece of wit and ...
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