Macaulay: Prose and PoetryRupert Hart-Davis, 1952 - 864 pages |
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Page 341
... respect to this transaction , had not Sir John Malcolm undertaken to defend it in all its parts . He regrets ... respect to the temporal interest of individuals ; but , with respect to societies , the rule is subject to still fewer ...
... respect to this transaction , had not Sir John Malcolm undertaken to defend it in all its parts . He regrets ... respect to the temporal interest of individuals ; but , with respect to societies , the rule is subject to still fewer ...
Page 687
... respect to each other in which the French gentry stood with respect to the Third Estate . But I am convinced that these advisers will not succeed . We see , with pride and delight , among the friends of the people , the Talbots , the ...
... respect to each other in which the French gentry stood with respect to the Third Estate . But I am convinced that these advisers will not succeed . We see , with pride and delight , among the friends of the people , the Talbots , the ...
Page 740
... respect his judgment as a critic . He will , I am sure , say that Richardson's novels are among the most valuable , among the most original works in our language . No writings have done more to raise the fame of English genius in ...
... respect his judgment as a critic . He will , I am sure , say that Richardson's novels are among the most valuable , among the most original works in our language . No writings have done more to raise the fame of English genius in ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND SELECTED PASSAGES II | 13 |
ESSAYS | 233 |
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