Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewTauchnitz, 1850 - 402 pages |
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Page 27
... passions of men , and all the face of nature , and tinges with its own livid hue the flowers of Paradise and the glories of the eternal throne . All the por- traits of him are singularly characteristic . No person can look on the ...
... passions of men , and all the face of nature , and tinges with its own livid hue the flowers of Paradise and the glories of the eternal throne . All the por- traits of him are singularly characteristic . No person can look on the ...
Page 31
... , retained all its worst vices , a complete subjection of reason to authority , a weak preference of form to substance , a childish passion for mummeries , an idola- trous veneration for the priestly character , and , above MILTON . 31.
... , retained all its worst vices , a complete subjection of reason to authority , a weak preference of form to substance , a childish passion for mummeries , an idola- trous veneration for the priestly character , and , above MILTON . 31.
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... passion ; the other proud , calm , inflexible , sagacious . He prostrated him- self in the dust before his Maker : but he set his foot on the neck of his king . In his devotional retirement , he prayed with convulsions , and groans ...
... passion ; the other proud , calm , inflexible , sagacious . He prostrated him- self in the dust before his Maker : but he set his foot on the neck of his king . In his devotional retirement , he prayed with convulsions , and groans ...
Page 79
... passion with which he commits his crimes , and the haughty fearlessness with which he avows them , give an ex- traordinary interest to his character . Iago , on the contrary , is the object of universal loathing . Many are inclined to ...
... passion with which he commits his crimes , and the haughty fearlessness with which he avows them , give an ex- traordinary interest to his character . Iago , on the contrary , is the object of universal loathing . Many are inclined to ...
Page 82
... inclined to betray . His cruelties spring , not from the heat of blood , or the insanity of uncontrolled power , but from deep and cool meditation . His passions , like well- 1 trained troops , are impetuous by rule , and 82 MACHIAVELLI .
... inclined to betray . His cruelties spring , not from the heat of blood , or the insanity of uncontrolled power , but from deep and cool meditation . His passions , like well- 1 trained troops , are impetuous by rule , and 82 MACHIAVELLI .
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