 We have often thought that the motion of the public mind in our country resembles that of the sea when the tide is rising. Each successive wave rushes forward, breaks, and rolls back ; but the great flood is steadily coming in.  Walks in the Country - Página 48por Chandos Leigh - 1844 - 170 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1835 - 700 páginas
...in small separate portions, it may with more propriety be called a history of actions and reactions. We have often thought that the motion of the public...for a moment might fancy that they were retiring, or that they obeyed no fixed Taw, but were rushing capriciously to and fr°But when he keeps his eye... | |
 | Edward Morgan - 1840 - 396 páginas
...The following description is most applicable in setting forth the advancement of God's cause. — " Each successive wave rushes forward, breaks, and rolls...looked on the waters only for a moment, might fancy they were retiring, or that they obeyed no fixed law, but were rushing cipriciously to and fro ; but... | |
 | Richard Whately (abp. of Dublin.) - 1841 - 558 páginas
...in small separate portions, it may with more propriety be called a history of actions and reactions. We have often thought that the motion of the public...for a moment might fancy that they were retiring, or that they obeyed no fixed law, but were rushing capriciously to and fro. But when he keeps his eye... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 424 páginas
...extends from 1660 to 1679, the second from 1679, to 1681, the third from 1681 to 1688. and reactions. We have often thought that the motion of the public...breaks, and rolls back; but the great flood is steadily coining in. A person who looked on the waters only for a moment might fancy that theywere retiring,... | |
 | Richard Whately - 1846 - 366 páginas
...in small separate portions, it may with more propriety be called a history of actions and reactions. We have often thought that the motion of the public...for a moment might fancy that they were retiring, or that they obeyed no fixed law, but were rushing capriciously to and fro. But when he keeps his eye... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 páginas
...in small separate ponions.il may with more propriety be called a history of actions and reactions. enue, with the Grand-duke of Tuscany and the Elector...far worse governed than the worst governed parts of or that they obeyed no fixed law, but were rushing capriciously to and fro. Jim when he keeps his eye... | |
 | William Alexander Mackinnon - 1846 - 444 páginas
...analogy at defiance. " We have often thought," says an eloquent and philosophical modern writer, " that the motion of the public mind in our country...the great flood is steadily coming in. A person who looks on them only for five minutes, might fancy that they were rushing capriciously to and fro ; but... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 páginas
...in small separate portions, it may with more propriety be called a history of actions and reactions. We have often thought that the motion of the public...for a moment might fancy that they were retiring, or that they obeyed no fixed law, but were rushing capriciously to and fro. But when he keeps his eye... | |
 | 1852 - 780 páginas
...in small separate portions, it may with more propriety be called a history of actions and reactions. every house were or that they obeyed no fixed law, but were rushing capriciously to and fro. But when he keeps his eye... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1853 - 766 páginas
...small, separate portions, it may with more propriety be called a history of actions and reactions. We have often thought that the motion of the public...for a moment might fancy that they were retiring, or a person who looked on them only for five minutes might fancy that they, were rushing capriciously... | |
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