Prose and PoetryR. Hart-Davis, 1952 - 864 pages |
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Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay. rapine , had given information against his companions . He had been bound to a tree and murdered . The old chief had given the first stab ; and scores of dirks had then been plunged into the ...
Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay. rapine , had given information against his companions . He had been bound to a tree and murdered . The old chief had given the first stab ; and scores of dirks had then been plunged into the ...
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... given in close fighting by the sword or the bayonet . It was said that William so far forgot his wonted stoicism as to utter a passionate exclamation at the way in which the English regiments had been sacrificed . Soon , however , he ...
... given in close fighting by the sword or the bayonet . It was said that William so far forgot his wonted stoicism as to utter a passionate exclamation at the way in which the English regiments had been sacrificed . Soon , however , he ...
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... given . We must be guided by circumstances . It would , for example , be very criminal in a Protestant to contribute to the sending of Jesuit missionaries among a Protestant population . But we do not con- ceive that a Protestant would ...
... given . We must be guided by circumstances . It would , for example , be very criminal in a Protestant to contribute to the sending of Jesuit missionaries among a Protestant population . But we do not con- ceive that a Protestant would ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND SELECTED PASSAGES II | 13 |
ESSAYS | 233 |
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