Critical, Historical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volúmenes1-2Hurd and Houghton, 1875 |
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... doubt , either in his statement or argument . Of all great English writers he is there- fore the least suggestive . All that he demands of a reader is simple receptiveness . Selection , arrange- ment , xxxii BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF MACAULAY ...
... doubt , either in his statement or argument . Of all great English writers he is there- fore the least suggestive . All that he demands of a reader is simple receptiveness . Selection , arrange- ment , xxxii BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF MACAULAY ...
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... doubt in many instances where Macaulay is most certain . The most perfect exhibi- tion of Macaulay's talent is his analysis and represen- tation of the character of James II . , from a hostile point of view . He catches his victim in a ...
... doubt in many instances where Macaulay is most certain . The most perfect exhibi- tion of Macaulay's talent is his analysis and represen- tation of the character of James II . , from a hostile point of view . He catches his victim in a ...
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... . Think of that , Ligarius . By Venus , she almost made me adore her , by telling me that I talked Greek with the most Attic accent that she had heard in Italy . ” " I doubt she will not say the same of FRAGMENTS OF A ROMAN TALE . 5.
... . Think of that , Ligarius . By Venus , she almost made me adore her , by telling me that I talked Greek with the most Attic accent that she had heard in Italy . ” " I doubt she will not say the same of FRAGMENTS OF A ROMAN TALE . 5.
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Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay. " I doubt she will not say the same of me , " replied Ligarius . " I am just as able to decipher an obelisk as to read a line of Homer . " " You barbarous Scythian , who had the care of your ...
Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay. " I doubt she will not say the same of me , " replied Ligarius . " I am just as able to decipher an obelisk as to read a line of Homer . " " You barbarous Scythian , who had the care of your ...
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... doubt . Pity that such talents should be coupled with such cowardice and coxcombry . He is the finest speaker living , — infinite- ly superior to what Hortensius was , in his best days ; - a charming companion , except when he tells ...
... doubt . Pity that such talents should be coupled with such cowardice and coxcombry . He is the finest speaker living , — infinite- ly superior to what Hortensius was , in his best days ; - a charming companion , except when he tells ...
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