The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volumen45A. Constable, 1827 |
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... supposed fit only for works of mere ornament or mere offence - for the elabora- tion of plumes , necklaces and idols - or of sculptured javelins and winged and polished shafts - but incapable of being ap- plied either to useful ...
... supposed fit only for works of mere ornament or mere offence - for the elabora- tion of plumes , necklaces and idols - or of sculptured javelins and winged and polished shafts - but incapable of being ap- plied either to useful ...
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... supposed to be incompatible with political prowess ; —it is impossible to imagine a mo- ment of more entire and intoxicating triumph . The greatness of the triumph cannot indeed be questioned . But doubts may well be entertained whether ...
... supposed to be incompatible with political prowess ; —it is impossible to imagine a mo- ment of more entire and intoxicating triumph . The greatness of the triumph cannot indeed be questioned . But doubts may well be entertained whether ...
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... supposed to belong , have lately had to sustain , from the extreme parties of the present pacific time-- the uncompromising Tories , on the one hand , and the Radical Reformers , on the other . We should regret extremely if the interest ...
... supposed to belong , have lately had to sustain , from the extreme parties of the present pacific time-- the uncompromising Tories , on the one hand , and the Radical Reformers , on the other . We should regret extremely if the interest ...
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... supposed advantage over those who are to a great ex- tent friends ? Yet this is the course that has recently been followed , and seems still to be pursued . It is now some time since the thorough Reformers began to make awkward love to ...
... supposed advantage over those who are to a great ex- tent friends ? Yet this is the course that has recently been followed , and seems still to be pursued . It is now some time since the thorough Reformers began to make awkward love to ...
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... supposed so to hate and disdain them , to the creed of that moderate and libe- ral party ? What is it , then , that prevents such a mortal conflict from taking place at the present moment between those who repre- sent themselves as ...
... supposed so to hate and disdain them , to the creed of that moderate and libe- ral party ? What is it , then , that prevents such a mortal conflict from taking place at the present moment between those who repre- sent themselves as ...
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Página 12 - He certainly has a great deal of fancy, and a very good memory; but, with a perverse ingenuity, he employs these qualities as no other person does — for he employs his fancy in his narratives, and keeps his...
Página 262 - During the gloomy and disastrous centuries which followed the downfall of the Roman Empire, Italy had preserved, in a far greater degree than any other part of Western Europe, the traces of ancient civilization.
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Página 31 - ... in direct opposition to the declared sense of a great majority of the nation, and they should be put in force with all their rigorous provisions, if his opinion were asked by the people as to their obedience, he should tell them, that it was no longer a question of moral obligation and duty, but of prudence.
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Página 267 - Ridotta tutta in somma pace e tranquillita, coltivata non meno ne' luoghi piu montuosi e piu sterili che nelle pianure e region! piu fertili, ne sottoposta ad altro imperio che de' suoi medesimi, non solo era abbondantissima d'abitatori e di ricchezze ; ma illustrata sommamente dalla magnificenza di molti principi, dallo splendore di molte nobilissime e bellissime citta, dalla sedia e maesta della religione, fioriva d...