Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1J. M. Dent, 1951 - 1338 pages |
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Page 172
Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay. enemies were the painters . As a body , the Roundheads had done their utmost to decry and ruin literature ; and literature was even with them , as , in the long - run , it always is with its enemies ...
Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay. enemies were the painters . As a body , the Roundheads had done their utmost to decry and ruin literature ; and literature was even with them , as , in the long - run , it always is with its enemies ...
Page 403
... enemies , this mode of warfare might have failed . But the state of the French government and of the French nation gave every advantage to Pitt . The fops and intriguers of Versailles were appalled and bewildered by his vigour . A panic ...
... enemies , this mode of warfare might have failed . But the state of the French government and of the French nation gave every advantage to Pitt . The fops and intriguers of Versailles were appalled and bewildered by his vigour . A panic ...
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... any of the power- ful factions which divided the Parliament , could reckon only on the votes of those members who were returned by himself .心 His enemies , particularly those who were the enemies of 542 Macaulay's Essays.
... any of the power- ful factions which divided the Parliament , could reckon only on the votes of those members who were returned by himself .心 His enemies , particularly those who were the enemies of 542 Macaulay's Essays.
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HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 77 |
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