Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 99
Page 13
... equally blind submission . | form of a foul and poisonous snake . Those who injured her during the period of her dis guise , were forever excluded from participa- tion in the blessings which she bestowed . But to those who , in spite of ...
... equally blind submission . | form of a foul and poisonous snake . Those who injured her during the period of her dis guise , were forever excluded from participa- tion in the blessings which she bestowed . But to those who , in spite of ...
Page 24
... equally bloodless combats , make up the military history of Italy during the course of nearly two centuries . Mighty armies fight from sunrise to sunset . A great victory is won . Thousands of prisoners are taken ; and hardly a life is ...
... equally bloodless combats , make up the military history of Italy during the course of nearly two centuries . Mighty armies fight from sunrise to sunset . A great victory is won . Thousands of prisoners are taken ; and hardly a life is ...
Page 31
... equally indifferent to its welfare , and equally greedy for its spoils . Florence , as yet , had only to endure degradation and ex- tortion , to submit to the mandate of foreign powers , to buy over and over again , at an enormous price ...
... equally indifferent to its welfare , and equally greedy for its spoils . Florence , as yet , had only to endure degradation and ex- tortion , to submit to the mandate of foreign powers , to buy over and over again , at an enormous price ...
Page 34
... equally honour able to the writer and to the patron . The mise ries and humiliations of dependence , the brea which is more bitter than every other food , the stairs which are more painful than every other assent , * had not broken the ...
... equally honour able to the writer and to the patron . The mise ries and humiliations of dependence , the brea which is more bitter than every other food , the stairs which are more painful than every other assent , * had not broken the ...
Page 36
... equally to Falconbridge . Yet in the mouth of Falconbridge , most of his speeches would seem out of place . Lu real life , this per petually occurs . We are sensible of wide dif ferences between men whom , if we are required to describe ...
... equally to Falconbridge . Yet in the mouth of Falconbridge , most of his speeches would seem out of place . Lu real life , this per petually occurs . We are sensible of wide dif ferences between men whom , if we are required to describe ...
Contents
416 | |
424 | |
433 | |
456 | |
502 | |
533 | |
540 | |
547 | |
135 | |
151 | |
171 | |
192 | |
211 | |
226 | |
243 | |
289 | |
315 | |
345 | |
378 | |
401 | |
556 | |
563 | |
569 | |
594 | |
608 | |
624 | |
657 | |
665 | |
684 | |
696 | |
743 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
absurd admiration ancient appeared army Bacon better Catholic century character Charles Church Church of England Church of Rome civil Clive court defend Demosthenes doctrines Dupleix effect eminent enemies England English Europe evil favour feelings France French Gladstone Hampden honour house of Bourbon House of Commons human hundred interest James judge king less liberty lived Long Parliament Lord Lord Byron manner means ment Milton mind minister moral nation nature never Novum Organum Omichund opinion Parliament party passed persecution person Petition of Right philosophy Pitt poet poetry political prince principles produced Protestant Protestantism racter readers reason reform reign religion religious respect Revolution Rome scarcely seems Southey sovereign Spain spirit statesmen strong talents temper Temple thing thought thousand Thucydides tion took Tories truth Walpole Whigs whole writer