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Page 266
... lived in seclusion , and had become accustomed to regard himself as by far the first man of his circle , rendered him blind to his own deficiencies . In an evil hour he pub- lished an Essay on Ancient and Modern Learning . The style of ...
... lived in seclusion , and had become accustomed to regard himself as by far the first man of his circle , rendered him blind to his own deficiencies . In an evil hour he pub- lished an Essay on Ancient and Modern Learning . The style of ...
Page 367
... lived . But this is not all . Pitt , it seems , was not merely a great poet in esse , and a great general in posse , but a finished example of moral excellence , the just man made perfect . He was in the right when he attempted to ...
... lived . But this is not all . Pitt , it seems , was not merely a great poet in esse , and a great general in posse , but a finished example of moral excellence , the just man made perfect . He was in the right when he attempted to ...
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... lived . Charles Fox himself attributed his own success to the resolution which he formed when very young , of speaking , well or ill , at least once every night . " During five whole sessions , " he used to say , " I spoke every night ...
... lived . Charles Fox himself attributed his own success to the resolution which he formed when very young , of speaking , well or ill , at least once every night . " During five whole sessions , " he used to say , " I spoke every night ...
Contents
HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
INDEX | 38 |
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