Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Том 2Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843 |
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... practice of entail , and tasked the ingenuity of conveyancers to tie up his villa in the strictest settlement . The conformation of his mind was such that what- ever was little seemed to him great , and whatever was great seemed to him ...
... practice of entail , and tasked the ingenuity of conveyancers to tie up his villa in the strictest settlement . The conformation of his mind was such that what- ever was little seemed to him great , and whatever was great seemed to him ...
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... practice of buying votes in the House of Commons was com- menced by the daring Clifford , and carried to a great extent by the crafty and shameless Danby . The Revolution , great and manifold as were the blessings of which it was ...
... practice of buying votes in the House of Commons was com- menced by the daring Clifford , and carried to a great extent by the crafty and shameless Danby . The Revolution , great and manifold as were the blessings of which it was ...
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... and ardent minds . They conceived that the theory of the Tory Opposition and the practice of Walpole's Government were alike inconsistent with the principles of liberty . They accordingly repaired THE EARL OF CHATHAM . 157.
... and ardent minds . They conceived that the theory of the Tory Opposition and the practice of Walpole's Government were alike inconsistent with the principles of liberty . They accordingly repaired THE EARL OF CHATHAM . 157.
Стр. 164
... practice , and many failures . It was by slow degrees , as Burke said , that the late Mr. Fox became the most ... practice , so it is one which men of respectable abilities , with assiduous and intrepid practice , seldom fail to acquire ...
... practice , and many failures . It was by slow degrees , as Burke said , that the late Mr. Fox became the most ... practice , so it is one which men of respectable abilities , with assiduous and intrepid practice , seldom fail to acquire ...
Стр. 166
... practice to buy off enemies . Mr. Burke truly says , in the Appeal to the Old Whigs , that Walpole gained very few over from the Opposi- tion . Indeed that great minister knew his business far too well . He knew that for one mouth which ...
... practice to buy off enemies . Mr. Burke truly says , in the Appeal to the Old Whigs , that Walpole gained very few over from the Opposi- tion . Indeed that great minister knew his business far too well . He knew that for one mouth which ...
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Стр. 209 - We find in it the diligence, the accuracy, and the judgment of Hallam, united to the vivacity and the colouring of Southey. A history of England, written throughout in this manner, would be the most fascinating book in the language. It would be more in request at the circulating libraries than the last novel.
Стр. 371 - My conceit of his person was never increased toward him by his place, or honours : but I have and do reverence him, for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever, by his work, one of the greatest men, and most worthy of admiration, that had been in many ages. In his adversity I ever prayed, that God would give him strength ; for greatness he could not want.