Critical, Historical and Miscellaneous Essays, المجلدات 1-2Hurd and Houghton, 1875 |
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الصفحة xi
... measure of absurdity . " Lord Melbourne afterwards acutely touched upon this foible , when he lazily ex- pressed his wish that he " was as sure of anything as Tom Macaulay was of everything . " A portion of this positiveness is perhaps ...
... measure of absurdity . " Lord Melbourne afterwards acutely touched upon this foible , when he lazily ex- pressed his wish that he " was as sure of anything as Tom Macaulay was of everything . " A portion of this positiveness is perhaps ...
الصفحة xiv
... measure to Macaulay's rhetoric in general . He popularizes everything . He converts his acquirements into accomplishments , and contrives that their show shall always equal their substance ; but in this essay , as in the dazzling series ...
... measure to Macaulay's rhetoric in general . He popularizes everything . He converts his acquirements into accomplishments , and contrives that their show shall always equal their substance ; but in this essay , as in the dazzling series ...
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... measures of the best wine . And whosoever wishes for the she - asses , and the slaves , and the raiment , let him send the ten measures of wine to thy servants , and we will drink thereof and judge . So shall there be much good wine in ...
... measures of the best wine . And whosoever wishes for the she - asses , and the slaves , and the raiment , let him send the ten measures of wine to thy servants , and we will drink thereof and judge . So shall there be much good wine in ...
الصفحة 28
... measures thereof are sold for an hundred talents of silver . Thinkest thou that they will exchange them for thy slaves and thine asses ? What would thy prize profit any who have vineyards in rich soils ? " " Who then , " said one of the ...
... measures thereof are sold for an hundred talents of silver . Thinkest thou that they will exchange them for thy slaves and thine asses ? What would thy prize profit any who have vineyards in rich soils ? " " Who then , " said one of the ...
الصفحة 58
... measure it . One of the French philosophers ( I beg Gerard's pardon ) , who accompanied Napoleon to Egypt , tells us that , when he first visited the great Pyramid , he was surprised to see it so diminutive . It stood alone in a ...
... measure it . One of the French philosophers ( I beg Gerard's pardon ) , who accompanied Napoleon to Egypt , tells us that , when he first visited the great Pyramid , he was surprised to see it so diminutive . It stood alone in a ...
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