Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 2Bernh. Tauchnitz jun., 1850 - 349 pages |
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... character of Lord Clive . We are far in- deed from sympathizing with Sir John Malcolm , whose love passes the love of biographers , and who can see nothing but wisdom and justice in the actions of his idol . But we are at least equally ...
... character of Lord Clive . We are far in- deed from sympathizing with Sir John Malcolm , whose love passes the love of biographers , and who can see nothing but wisdom and justice in the actions of his idol . But we are at least equally ...
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... character of an exceedingly naughty boy . One of his masters , it is said , was sagacious enough to prophesy that the idle lad would make a great figure in the world . But the general opinion seems to have been that poor Robert was a ...
... character of an exceedingly naughty boy . One of his masters , it is said , was sagacious enough to prophesy that the idle lad would make a great figure in the world . But the general opinion seems to have been that poor Robert was a ...
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... character . He pined for his home , and in his letters to his relations expressed his feelings in language softer and more pensive than we should have expected either from the way- wardness of his boyhood , or from the inflexible ...
... character . He pined for his home , and in his letters to his relations expressed his feelings in language softer and more pensive than we should have expected either from the way- wardness of his boyhood , or from the inflexible ...
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... character re- mained in the settlement . The natives had learned to look with contempt on the mighty nation which ... characters , that of commissary to the troops , with the rank of captain . The present emergency called forth all his ...
... character re- mained in the settlement . The natives had learned to look with contempt on the mighty nation which ... characters , that of commissary to the troops , with the rank of captain . The present emergency called forth all his ...
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... character . We can by no means agree with Sir John Malcolm , who is obstinately resolved to see nothing but honour and integrity in the conduct of his hero . But we can as little agree with Mr. Mill , who has gone so far as to say that ...
... character . We can by no means agree with Sir John Malcolm , who is obstinately resolved to see nothing but honour and integrity in the conduct of his hero . But we can as little agree with Mr. Mill , who has gone so far as to say that ...
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