Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays, المجلد 1Hurd & Houghton, 1860 |
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... considered as law by all writers except Mr. Mitford . If he were always consistent with himself , he might be excused for sometimes dis- agreeing with his neighbours ; but he proceeds on no principle but that of being unlike the rest of ...
... considered as law by all writers except Mr. Mitford . If he were always consistent with himself , he might be excused for sometimes dis- agreeing with his neighbours ; but he proceeds on no principle but that of being unlike the rest of ...
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... considered , as Mr. Mitford says , a dishonourable at- tempt to extort money . But who considered it as such ? Not the judges , who condemned the guardians . The Athenian courts of justice were not the purest in the world ; but their ...
... considered , as Mr. Mitford says , a dishonourable at- tempt to extort money . But who considered it as such ? Not the judges , who condemned the guardians . The Athenian courts of justice were not the purest in the world ; but their ...
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... Considered as plays , his works are ab- surd ; considered as choruses , they are above all praise . If , for instance , we examine the address of Clytemnes- tra to Agamemnon on his return , or the description of the seven Argive chiefs ...
... Considered as plays , his works are ab- surd ; considered as choruses , they are above all praise . If , for instance , we examine the address of Clytemnes- tra to Agamemnon on his return , or the description of the seven Argive chiefs ...
المحتوى
CONTENTS | xxxiv |
ON THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE Knights | 20 |
SCENES FROM ATHENIAN REVELS Knights Quar | 30 |
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admirable ALCIBIADES ancient appear Aristophanes army Athenian Athens beautiful Cæsar CALLICLES CALLIDEMUS cause century character CHARICLEA Charles Church circumstances constitution Court Cromwell dæmons danger Dante Demosthenes Divine Comedy doubt Dryden effect eminent enemies England English Euripides evil excellence favour feelings France genius glory Greece Greek Hallam Herodotus HIPPOMACHUS historians honour House human imagination influence intellect Italian Italy King language less liberty literature Long Parliament look Lord Machiavelli manner means measure ment merit Milton mind Mitford moral nation nature never Nicias noble opinion Parliament party passions peculiar person Petition of Right Petrarch Plutarch poem poet poetry political Prince principles produced Puritans reason reform reign rendered respect Revolution Rome scarcely seems Shakspeare society sophisms speech SPEUSIPPUS spirit statesmen strong style talents taste thing thought Thucydides tion truth tyrant virtues Whigs whole writers