Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1J. M. Dent, 1961 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 41
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 ...
Other editions - View all
Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review (Classic ... Thomas Babington Macaulay No preview available - 2017 |
Common terms and phrases
administration admiration appeared army Benares Bengal Bute Catholic character Charles chief Church Clarendon Clive conduct considered constitution Council Court Cromwell Crown debate defend doctrines Duke Dupleix eloquence enemies England English excited favour favourite feelings France French friends George George Grenville Governor-General Grenville Hampden Hastings honour Horace Walpole House of Commons hundred impeachment India James justice King liberty Long Parliament Lord Lord Holland Lord Rockingham measures Meer Jaffier ment Milton mind ministers Nabob nation nature never Newcastle Nuncomar Omichund opinion Opposition Parliament parliamentary party passed persecuted person Petition of Right Pitt political Popish Plot Prince principles produced Protestant reform reign respect Revolution royal scarcely seemed Shaftesbury Sir James Mackintosh soon sovereign spirit statesman Strafford strong subjects talents temper Temple thought thousand pounds throne tion took Tory vote Walpole Whig whole