 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
 | 1885 - 932 páginas
...on History contributed to the Edinburgh Review in 1828, we find him writing as follows :—" Facts are the mere dross of History. It is from the abstract truth which interpenetratesthem, and lies latent amongst them like gold in the ore, that the mass derives its whole... | |
 | Augustine Birrell - 1887 - 314 páginas
...essay on history, contributed to the Edinburgh Review in 1828, we find him writing as follows:—'Facts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract...truth which interpenetrates them, and lies latent amongst them like gold in the ore, that the mass derives its whole value.' And again: 'No past event... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1888 - 300 páginas
...are all imagination. History is the synthesis of imagination and facts. "Facts" as Macaulay says, " are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract...in the ore, that the mass derives its whole value." "In history," he says, "the facts are given, to find the principles; and the writer who does not explain... | |
 | James Platt - 1888 - 224 páginas
...In his well-known essay on History, contributed to the Edinburgh Review in 1828, he says:—"Facts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract...truth which inter-penetrates them, and lies latent amongst them like gold in the ore, that the mass derives its whole value No past event has any intrinsic... | |
 | Anna Lydia Ward - 1889 - 720 páginas
...Democracy and Other Addresses. Address, Chelsea, Mass., Dec. '22, 1885. Hooks and Libraries. Facts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract...interpenetrates them, and lies latent among them, like nold in the ore, that the mass derives its whole value; and the precious particles are generally combined... | |
 | AUGUSTINE BIRRELL - 1891 - 350 páginas
...on history, contributed to the Edinburgh Review in 1828, we find him writing as follows : —' Facts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract...truth which interpenetrates them, and lies latent amongst them like gold in the ore, that the mass derives its whole value.' And again: 'No past event... | |
 | 1894 - 504 páginas
...husband in England and Scotland.—Review of Re-views, Dec. See Critic, NOT. £4, /. AM. HISTORY. Facts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract...like gold in the ore, that the mass derives its whole value.—Macaulay. Boulger, DC A SHORT HISTORY OF CHINA: being an account for the general reader of... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 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 - 1898 - 682 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... | |
 | George Haven Putnam - 1908 - 430 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... | |
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