Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 2J.M. Dent & Company, 1914 |
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Page 7
... given us an ample and precise account of the state of Florence in the early part of the fourteenth century . The revenue of the Republic amounted to three hundred thousand florins ; a sum which , allowing for the depreciation of the ...
... given us an ample and precise account of the state of Florence in the early part of the fourteenth century . The revenue of the Republic amounted to three hundred thousand florins ; a sum which , allowing for the depreciation of the ...
Page 30
... given our opinion at length . We have attempted to show that it belonged rather to the age than to the man , that it was a partial taint , and by no means implied general depravity . We cannot , however , deny that it is a great blemish ...
... given our opinion at length . We have attempted to show that it belonged rather to the age than to the man , that it was a partial taint , and by no means implied general depravity . We cannot , however , deny that it is a great blemish ...
Page 34
... given over to the ferocity of ignorant savages . Though his opinions had not escaped the contagion of that political immorality which was common among his countrymen , his natural disposition seems to have been rather stern and ...
... given over to the ferocity of ignorant savages . Though his opinions had not escaped the contagion of that political immorality which was common among his countrymen , his natural disposition seems to have been rather stern and ...
Page 36
... given by the writer . It may be doubted whether more exact notions are conveyed to the reader . The best portraits are perhaps those in which there is a slight mixture of caricature , and we are not certain that the best histories are ...
... given by the writer . It may be doubted whether more exact notions are conveyed to the reader . The best portraits are perhaps those in which there is a slight mixture of caricature , and we are not certain that the best histories are ...
Page 48
... given new facilities to the intercourse of mind with mind . With such auspices commenced the great Reformation . We will attempt to lay before our readers , in a short compass , what appears to us to be the real history of the contest ...
... given new facilities to the intercourse of mind with mind . With such auspices commenced the great Reformation . We will attempt to lay before our readers , in a short compass , what appears to us to be the real history of the contest ...
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