Prose and PoetryR. Hart-Davis, 1952 - 864 pages |
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Page 252
... character of Machiavelli , we come to the consideration of his works . As a poet , he is not entitled to a high place ; but his comedies deserve attention . The Mandragola , in particular , is superior to the best of Goldoni , and ...
... character of Machiavelli , we come to the consideration of his works . As a poet , he is not entitled to a high place ; but his comedies deserve attention . The Mandragola , in particular , is superior to the best of Goldoni , and ...
Page 277
... character , and that nothing but such a character could drag down such parts ; and Winnington , whose private morals lay , justly or unjustly , under imputations of the worst kind . The discontented Whigs were , not perhaps in number ...
... character , and that nothing but such a character could drag down such parts ; and Winnington , whose private morals lay , justly or unjustly , under imputations of the worst kind . The discontented Whigs were , not perhaps in number ...
Page 521
... character of her son the Regent might , with little change , be applied to Byron . All the fairies , save one , had been bidden to his cradle . All the gossips had been profuse of their gifts . One had bestowed nobility , another genius ...
... character of her son the Regent might , with little change , be applied to Byron . All the fairies , save one , had been bidden to his cradle . All the gossips had been profuse of their gifts . One had bestowed nobility , another genius ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND SELECTED PASSAGES II | 13 |
ESSAYS | 233 |
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