The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay, Volumen1Harper & brothers, 1876 - 311 páginas |
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... Euripides at college . I now read my recantation . He has faults , undoubtedly . But what a poet ! The " Medea , " the " Alcestis , " the " Troades , " the " Bacchæ , " are alone sufficient to place him in the very first rank . Instead ...
... Euripides at college . I now read my recantation . He has faults , undoubtedly . But what a poet ! The " Medea , " the " Alcestis , " the " Troades , " the " Bacchæ , " are alone sufficient to place him in the very first rank . Instead ...
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... Euripides thrice . In his copy of Quintus Ca- " How many public services he had discharged at his own expense . " Macaulay used to say that a lady who dips into Mr. Grote's history , and learns that Alcibiades won the heart of his ...
... Euripides thrice . In his copy of Quintus Ca- " How many public services he had discharged at his own expense . " Macaulay used to say that a lady who dips into Mr. Grote's history , and learns that Alcibiades won the heart of his ...
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... Euripides . Euripides has made a complete conquest of me . It has been unfortunate for him that we have so many of his pieces . It has , on the other hand , I suspect , been fortunate for Sophocles that so few of his have come down to ...
... Euripides . Euripides has made a complete conquest of me . It has been unfortunate for him that we have so many of his pieces . It has , on the other hand , I suspect , been fortunate for Sophocles that so few of his have come down to ...
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George Otto Trevelyan. only seven pieces of Euripides had come down to us , and if those seven had been the " Medea , " the " Bacchæ , " the " Iphi- genia in Aulis , " the " Orestes , " the " Phoenissæ , " the " Hip- polytus , " and the ...
George Otto Trevelyan. only seven pieces of Euripides had come down to us , and if those seven had been the " Medea , " the " Bacchæ , " the " Iphi- genia in Aulis , " the " Orestes , " the " Phoenissæ , " the " Hip- polytus , " and the ...
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... Euripides's best ex- cepted . " " The first half of the ' Eumenides ' is equal to any thing in poetry . The close is also very fine . " " The ' Seven against Thebes ' is a noble poem ; full of dramatic improprieties ; but all on fire ...
... Euripides's best ex- cepted . " " The first half of the ' Eumenides ' is equal to any thing in poetry . The close is also very fine . " " The ' Seven against Thebes ' is a noble poem ; full of dramatic improprieties ; but all on fire ...
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Página 355 - Council is of opinion that the great object of the British Government ought to be the promotion of European literature and science among the natives of India; and that all the funds appropriated for the purpose of education would be best employed on English education alone.
Página 333 - I determined to know nothing among you save Jesus Christ, and -him crucified.
Página 65 - MY mind to me a kingdom is ; Such perfect joy therein I find As far exceeds all earthly bliss That God or nature hath assigned ; Though much I want that most would have, Yet still my mind forbids to crave.
Página 173 - ... walked down to the Thames, took a boat and rowed to Billingsgate. Beauclerk and Johnson were so well pleased with their amusement, that they resolved to persevere in dissipation for the rest of the day : but Langton deserted them, being engaged to breakfast with some young Ladies. Johnson scolded him for " leaving his social friends, to go and sit with a set of wretched un-idea'd girls." Garrick being told of this ramble, said to him smartly, " I heard of your frolick t'other night. You'll be...
Página 334 - with me : and, as soon as they began to read, the whole station was in a passion of excitement about Miss Harlowe and her misfortunes, and her scoundrelly Lovelace ! The Governor's wife seized the book, and the Secretary waited for it, and the Chief Justice could not read it for tears...
Página 354 - ... whether, when we can teach European science, we shall teaoh systems which, by universal confession, whenever they differ from those of Europe, differ for the worse ; and whether, when we can patronize sound philosophy and true history, we shall countenance, at the public expense, medical doctrines which would disgrace an English farrier — astronomy which would move laughter in...
Página 50 - Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men...
Página 355 - ... a learned native," when he has mastered all these points of knowledge : but by teaching him those foreign languages in which the greatest mass of information had been laid up, and thus putting all that information within his reach. The languages of Western Europe civilized Russia. I cannot doubt that they will do for the Hindoo what they have done for the Tartar.
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Página 116 - The effect on the author's reputation was instantaneous. Like Lord Byron, he awoke one morning and found himself famous. The beauties of the work were such as all men could recognise, and its very faults pleased, . . , The family breakfasttable in Bloomsbury was covered with cards of invitation to dinner from every quarter of London.