Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1J. M. Dent, 1951 - 1338 pages |
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Page 266
... lived in seclusion , and had become accustomed to regard himself as by far the first man of his circle , rendered him blind to his own deficiencies . In an evil hour he pub- lished an Essay on Ancient and Modern Learning . The style of ...
... lived in seclusion , and had become accustomed to regard himself as by far the first man of his circle , rendered him blind to his own deficiencies . In an evil hour he pub- lished an Essay on Ancient and Modern Learning . The style of ...
Page 367
... lived . But this is not all . Pitt , it seems , was not merely a great poet in esse , and a great general in posse , but a finished example of moral excellence , the just man made perfect . He was in the right when he attempted to ...
... lived . But this is not all . Pitt , it seems , was not merely a great poet in esse , and a great general in posse , but a finished example of moral excellence , the just man made perfect . He was in the right when he attempted to ...
Page 457
... lived with their master as Dodington at one time lived with his father , or as Sheridan afterwards lived with his son . They never hunted with him in the morning , or played cards with him in the evening , never shared his mutton or ...
... lived with their master as Dodington at one time lived with his father , or as Sheridan afterwards lived with his son . They never hunted with him in the morning , or played cards with him in the evening , never shared his mutton or ...
Contents
HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 77 |
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