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The apprehension of that creed cannot fail to stimulate the mind ; the working of
that form of government has accustomed Scotsmen of every rank to look upon it
as a duty and a right to exercise their judgments on questions involving , directly
...
The apprehension of that creed cannot fail to stimulate the mind ; the working of
that form of government has accustomed Scotsmen of every rank to look upon it
as a duty and a right to exercise their judgments on questions involving , directly
...
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And a consideration of the whole evidence would seem to show that some such
scheme had been originally present to the mind of the Secretary . That in his
letters he often uses language evincing a preference for harsh modes of coercion
is ...
And a consideration of the whole evidence would seem to show that some such
scheme had been originally present to the mind of the Secretary . That in his
letters he often uses language evincing a preference for harsh modes of coercion
is ...
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fulfil , as there is reason to hope he may , the promise which this book , with all its
faults , affords , he must study the prineiples of historical evidence ; he must keep
present to his mind the difference between facts and opinions ; he must be less ...
fulfil , as there is reason to hope he may , the promise which this book , with all its
faults , affords , he must study the prineiples of historical evidence ; he must keep
present to his mind the difference between facts and opinions ; he must be less ...
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But he avoids , only too successfully , the error of that lucidity of diction , the
charm of which , in some writers , lays such hold on the reader ' s mind , and so
carries him along , as under a spell , that he sometimes fails to grasp the true
reach of ...
But he avoids , only too successfully , the error of that lucidity of diction , the
charm of which , in some writers , lays such hold on the reader ' s mind , and so
carries him along , as under a spell , that he sometimes fails to grasp the true
reach of ...
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He had to deal with the conservatism and the habits of a great profession to
which he was in some measure committed by the policy of his party when in
opposition , and the traditions exercising a powerful influence on his own mind . It
was for ...
He had to deal with the conservatism and the habits of a great profession to
which he was in some measure committed by the policy of his party when in
opposition , and the traditions exercising a powerful influence on his own mind . It
was for ...
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Página 172 - Consider it well ; each tone of our scale in itself is nought ; It is everywhere in the world—loud, soft, and all is said : Give it to me to use ! I mix it with two in my thought, And there ! ye have seen and heard ; consider and bow the
Página 581 - who are the same in wealth and in " poverty, in glory and in obscurity." Great as were the honours and possessions which Macaulay acquired by his pen, all who knew him were well aware that the titles and rewards, which he gained by his own works, were as nothing in the
Página 127 - that no man hereafter be compelled to make or yield any gift, loan, benevolence, tax, or such like charge, without common consent by Act of Parliament.
Página 581 - except himself to speak. He has told us how his debt to them was incalculable ; how they guided him to truth; how they filled his mind with noble and graceful images; how they stood by him in all vicissitudes,—comforters in sorrow, nurses in sickness, companions in solitude, " the old friends who are
Página 438 - no goods or commodities whatever, of the growth, production, or manufacture of Asia, Africa, or America, should be imported either into England or Ireland or any of the plantations of Great Britain, except in Britishbuilt ships, owned by British subjects, and of which the master and three-fourths of the crew belonged to that country
Página 568 - But he saw on Palatinus The white porch of his home, And he spake to the noble river That rolls by the walls of
Página 569 - materially depends upon the temper in which the search for it is instituted and conducted." ' How much this letter pleased Macaulay is indicated by the fact of his having kept it unburned : a compliment which, except in this single instance, he never paid to any of his correspondents.
Página 580 - History will have been printed and sold in the United Kingdom alone.' Caring little for money, except in so far as he was able to make a liberal and generous use of it, Macaulay enjoyed the power his new opulence had conferred on him. Until he was fifty-two years of age, he had never had a
Página 497 - was thrown out of gear. The scarcity of hands made it difficult for the minor tenants to perform the services due for their lands, and only a temporary abandonment of half the rent by the landowners induced the farmers to refrain from the abandonment of their farms.