Critical and Historical Essays1951 |
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... present self or his former self , the pensioner that is , or the Jacobin that has been . But he is unable to comprehend a writer who , steadily attached to principles , is indifferent about names and badges , and who judges of ...
... present self or his former self , the pensioner that is , or the Jacobin that has been . But he is unable to comprehend a writer who , steadily attached to principles , is indifferent about names and badges , and who judges of ...
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... present time is indeed a time of peace and order . But it is at such a time that fools are most thoughtless and wise men most thoughtful . That the discontents which have agitated the country during the late and the present reign , and ...
... present time is indeed a time of peace and order . But it is at such a time that fools are most thoughtless and wise men most thoughtful . That the discontents which have agitated the country during the late and the present reign , and ...
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... present . The voyage by the Cape , which in our time has often been per- formed within three months , was then very seldom accomplished in six , and was sometimes protracted to more than a year . Consequently , the Anglo - Indian was ...
... present . The voyage by the Cape , which in our time has often been per- formed within three months , was then very seldom accomplished in six , and was sometimes protracted to more than a year . Consequently , the Anglo - Indian was ...
Contents
HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
INDEX | 38 |
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