Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 1J.M. Dent & Company, 1913 |
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... character of Mr. Hallam's mind cor- responds strikingly with that of his style . His work is eminently judicial . Its whole spirit is that of the bench , not that of the bar . He sums up with a calm , steady impartiality , turning ...
... character of Mr. Hallam's mind cor- responds strikingly with that of his style . His work is eminently judicial . Its whole spirit is that of the bench , not that of the bar . He sums up with a calm , steady impartiality , turning ...
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... character . England has no such names to show ; not that she wanted men of sincere piety , of deep learning , of steady and ad- venturous courage . But these were thrown into the back- ground . Elsewhere men of this character were the ...
... character . England has no such names to show ; not that she wanted men of sincere piety , of deep learning , of steady and ad- venturous courage . But these were thrown into the back- ground . Elsewhere men of this character were the ...
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... character should have been the subject of fierce controversy . We need not say that we speak of Cranmer . Mr. Hallam has been severely censured for saying with his usual placid severity , that , " if we weigh the character of this ...
... character should have been the subject of fierce controversy . We need not say that we speak of Cranmer . Mr. Hallam has been severely censured for saying with his usual placid severity , that , " if we weigh the character of this ...
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... character . Slaves of his class are never vindictive , and never grateful . A present interest effaces past services and past injuries from their minds together . Their only object is self - preservation ; and for this they conciliate ...
... character . Slaves of his class are never vindictive , and never grateful . A present interest effaces past services and past injuries from their minds together . Their only object is self - preservation ; and for this they conciliate ...
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... character was fully exposed , and his power shaken to its foundations , a more dangerous enemy to the Constitution than a man of far greater talents and resolution might have been . Such princes may still be seen , the scandals of the ...
... character was fully exposed , and his power shaken to its foundations , a more dangerous enemy to the Constitution than a man of far greater talents and resolution might have been . Such princes may still be seen , the scandals of the ...
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