Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review: In Five Volumes, Volume 1Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1850 - 402 pages |
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Page 35
... honour had been a hundred times pawned , and never redeemed . Here , indeed , the Long Parliament stands on still stronger ground than the Convention of 1688. No action of James can be compared to the conduct of Charles with respect to ...
... honour had been a hundred times pawned , and never redeemed . Here , indeed , the Long Parliament stands on still stronger ground than the Convention of 1688. No action of James can be compared to the conduct of Charles with respect to ...
Page 45
... honour been better upheld abroad , or the seat of justice better filled at home . And it was rarely that any opposition which stopped short of open rebellion provoked the resentment of the liberal and magnanimous usurper . The ...
... honour been better upheld abroad , or the seat of justice better filled at home . And it was rarely that any opposition which stopped short of open rebellion provoked the resentment of the liberal and magnanimous usurper . The ...
Page 53
... honour , the prejudices of childhood , and the venerable names of history , threw over them a spell potent as that of Duessa ; and , like the Red - Cross Knight , they thought that they were doing battle for an injured beauty , while ...
... honour , the prejudices of childhood , and the venerable names of history , threw over them a spell potent as that of Duessa ; and , like the Red - Cross Knight , they thought that they were doing battle for an injured beauty , while ...
Page 54
... honour and love . Though his opinions were democratic , his tastes and his associations were such as harmonise best with monarchy and aristocracy . He was under the influence of all the feelings by which the gallant Cavaliers were ...
... honour and love . Though his opinions were democratic , his tastes and his associations were such as harmonise best with monarchy and aristocracy . He was under the influence of all the feelings by which the gallant Cavaliers were ...
Page 55
... honour . He kisses the beautiful deceiver before he destroys her . That from which the public character of Milton derives its great and peculiar splendour still remains to be mentioned . If he exerted himself to overthrow a forsworn ...
... honour . He kisses the beautiful deceiver before he destroys her . That from which the public character of Milton derives its great and peculiar splendour still remains to be mentioned . If he exerted himself to overthrow a forsworn ...
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