Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to The Edinburgh Review, Volume 1Tauchnitz, 1850 - 1742 pages |
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Page 35
... honour had been a hundred times pawned , and never redeemed . Here , indeed , the Long Parliament stands on still stronger ground than the Convention of 1688. No action of James can be compared to the conduct of Charles with re- spect ...
... honour had been a hundred times pawned , and never redeemed . Here , indeed , the Long Parliament stands on still stronger ground than the Convention of 1688. No action of James can be compared to the conduct of Charles with re- spect ...
Page 46
... honour been better upheld abroad , or the seat of justice better filled at home . And it was rarely that any opposition which stopped short of open rebellion provoked the resentment of the liberal and magnanimous usurper . The ...
... honour been better upheld abroad , or the seat of justice better filled at home . And it was rarely that any opposition which stopped short of open rebellion provoked the resentment of the liberal and magnanimous usurper . The ...
Page 53
... honour , the prejudices of child- hood , and the venerable names of history , threw over them a spell potent as that of Duessa ; and , like the Red - Cross Knight , they thought that they were doing battle for an injured beauty , while ...
... honour , the prejudices of child- hood , and the venerable names of history , threw over them a spell potent as that of Duessa ; and , like the Red - Cross Knight , they thought that they were doing battle for an injured beauty , while ...
Page 55
... honour and love . Though his opinions were democratic , his tastes and his associations were such as harmonise best with monarchy and aristocracy . He was under the influence of all the feel- ings by which the gallant Cavaliers were ...
... honour and love . Though his opinions were democratic , his tastes and his associations were such as harmonise best with monarchy and aristocracy . He was under the influence of all the feel- ings by which the gallant Cavaliers were ...
Page 71
... honour of his instructions . His corona- tion agitated the Court of Naples and the people of Rome as much as the most important political transaction could have done . To collect books and antiques , to found professor- ships , to ...
... honour of his instructions . His corona- tion agitated the Court of Naples and the people of Rome as much as the most important political transaction could have done . To collect books and antiques , to found professor- ships , to ...
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