Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 2J.M. Dent & Company, 1900 - 330 pages |
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Page 44
... tion , the contrast between the disdainful manner in which he rejects unauthenticated anecdotes , even when they are consistent with the general laws of nature , and the respectful manner in which he men- tions the wildest stories ...
... tion , the contrast between the disdainful manner in which he rejects unauthenticated anecdotes , even when they are consistent with the general laws of nature , and the respectful manner in which he men- tions the wildest stories ...
Page 52
... tion of children , on marriage , on the economy of families , on the rules of society , are always striking , and generally sound . In his writings , indeed , the knowledge of life which he possessed in an eminent degree is very ...
... tion of children , on marriage , on the economy of families , on the rules of society , are always striking , and generally sound . In his writings , indeed , the knowledge of life which he possessed in an eminent degree is very ...
Page 56
... tion and one neighbourhood , who arrive at conclusions by means of an induction not sufficiently copious , and who therefore constantly confound exceptions with rules , and accidents with essential properties . In short , the real use ...
... tion and one neighbourhood , who arrive at conclusions by means of an induction not sufficiently copious , and who therefore constantly confound exceptions with rules , and accidents with essential properties . In short , the real use ...
Page 65
... tion , the long line of road , as straight as a rule can make it , the Interpreter's house and all its fair shows , the prisoner in the iron cage , the palace , at the doors of which armed men kept guard , and on the battle- ments of ...
... tion , the long line of road , as straight as a rule can make it , the Interpreter's house and all its fair shows , the prisoner in the iron cage , the palace , at the doors of which armed men kept guard , and on the battle- ments of ...
Page 95
... tion . They gave the King two subsidies only , and proceeded to complain that his ships had been em- ployed against the Huguenots in France , and to petition in behalf of the Puritans who were persecuted in England . The King dissolved ...
... tion . They gave the King two subsidies only , and proceeded to complain that his ships had been em- ployed against the Huguenots in France , and to petition in behalf of the Puritans who were persecuted in England . The King dissolved ...
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