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Page 172
enemies were the painters . As a body , the Roundheads had done their utmost to decry and ruin literature ; and literature was even with them , as , in the long - run , it always is with its enemies . The best book on their side of the ...
enemies were the painters . As a body , the Roundheads had done their utmost to decry and ruin literature ; and literature was even with them , as , in the long - run , it always is with its enemies . The best book on their side of the ...
Page 516
... enemies whom no engagement could bind , have generally acted with sincerity and upright- ness ; and the event has proved that sincerity and uprightness are wisdom . English valour and English intelligence have done less to extend and to ...
... enemies whom no engagement could bind , have generally acted with sincerity and upright- ness ; and the event has proved that sincerity and uprightness are wisdom . English valour and English intelligence have done less to extend and to ...
Page 542
... with any of the power- ful factions which divided the Parliament , could reckon only on the votes of those members who were returned by himself . His enemies , particularly those who were the enemies of 542 Macaulay's Essays.
... with any of the power- ful factions which divided the Parliament , could reckon only on the votes of those members who were returned by himself . His enemies , particularly those who were the enemies of 542 Macaulay's Essays.
Contents
HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
INDEX | 38 |
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