 are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract truth which interpenetrates them, and lies latent among them, like gold in the ore, that the mass derives its whole value; and the precious particles are generally combined with the baser in such...  Critical and Miscellaneous Essays - Página 155por Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1854Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Maurice Cross - 1835 - 508 páginas
...who does not explain the phenomena as well as state them, performs only one half of his office. Facts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract...and lies latent among them, like gold in the ore, (hat the mass derives its whole value : and the precious particles are generally combined with the... | |
 | 1852 - 780 páginas
...who does not explain the phenomena as well as state them, performs only one-half of his office. Facts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract...and lies latent among them, like gold in the ore, (hat the mass derives its whole value ; arid the precious particles are generally combined with the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1084 páginas
...who does not explain the phenomena as well as state them performs only one half of his office. Facts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract...the separation is a task of the utmost difficulty. Here Thucydides is deficient: the deficiency, indeed, is not discreditable to him. It was the inevitable... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 424 páginas
...who does not explain the phenomena as well as state them performs only one half of his office. Facts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract...the separation is a task of the utmost difficulty. Here Thucydides is deficient: the deficiency, indeed, is not discreditable to him. It was the inevitable... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1897 - 1102 páginas
...who does not explain the phenomena as well as state them performs only one half of his office. Facts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract...the separation is a task of the utmost difficulty. Here Thucydides is deficient: the deficiency, indeed, is not discreditable to him. It was the inevitable... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 426 páginas
...who does not explain the phenomena as well as state them performs only one half of his office. Facts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract...the separation is a task of the utmost difficulty. Here Thucydides is deficient: the deficiency, indeed, is not discreditable to him. It was the inevitable... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1865 - 418 páginas
...who does not explain the phenomena as well as state them performs only one half of his office. Facts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract...the separation is a task of the utmost difficulty. Here Thucydides is deficient: the deficiency, indeed, is not discreditable to him. It was the inevitable... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1865 - 488 páginas
...who does not explain.the phenomena as well as state them performs only one half of his office. Facts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract...the separation is a task of the utmost difficulty. In spite of this great fault, it must be allowed that Thueydides has surpassed all his rivals in the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 704 páginas
...who does not explain the phenomena as well as state them performs only one half of his office. Facts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract...derives its whole value : and the precious particles are gex 2 nerally combined with the baser in such a manner that the separation is a task of the utmost... | |
 | 1871 - 436 páginas
...Holy Land, while his brother John held the reins of empire in the United Kingdoms. Facts, it is said, are the mere dross of history; it is from the abstract truth which impenetrates them and lies latent among them, like gold in the ore, that the mass derives its value;... | |
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