Macaulay: Prose and PoetryRupert Hart-Davis, 1952 - 864 pages |
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Page 143
... hope of reducing the town by main force was relinquished , it was determined to make a great effort . The point selected for assault was an outwork called Windmill Hill , which was not far from the southern gate . Religious stimulants ...
... hope of reducing the town by main force was relinquished , it was determined to make a great effort . The point selected for assault was an outwork called Windmill Hill , which was not far from the southern gate . Religious stimulants ...
Page 685
... hope ; and in pro- portion to the confidence of hope will be the bitterness of dis- appointment . Disappointment , indeed , I do not anticipate . That we are certain of success in this House is now acknowledged ; and our opponents have ...
... hope ; and in pro- portion to the confidence of hope will be the bitterness of dis- appointment . Disappointment , indeed , I do not anticipate . That we are certain of success in this House is now acknowledged ; and our opponents have ...
Page 687
... hope , and firmly believe , that the Lords will see what their interest and their honor require . I hope , and firmly believe , that they will act in such a manner as to entitle themselves to the esteem and affection of the people . But ...
... hope , and firmly believe , that the Lords will see what their interest and their honor require . I hope , and firmly believe , that they will act in such a manner as to entitle themselves to the esteem and affection of the people . But ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND SELECTED PASSAGES II | 13 |
ESSAYS | 233 |
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