The National Review, Volume 2Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot Robert Theobald, 1856 - Periodicals |
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Page 30
... nature of his authorities clearly shows what the nature of Gibbon's work is . History may be roughly divided into uni- versal and particular ; the first being the narrative of events affecting the whole human race , at least the main ...
... nature of his authorities clearly shows what the nature of Gibbon's work is . History may be roughly divided into uni- versal and particular ; the first being the narrative of events affecting the whole human race , at least the main ...
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... nature of the subject , Gibbon's history is of the latter class ; the sweep of the narra- tive is so wide ; the ... natural to such an attempt . He inserts as much detail as his limits will permit ; selects for more full description ...
... nature of the subject , Gibbon's history is of the latter class ; the sweep of the narra- tive is so wide ; the ... natural to such an attempt . He inserts as much detail as his limits will permit ; selects for more full description ...
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... nature cannot be repre- sented in so fine a style . In the same way , and to a much greater extent ( for this is perhaps an unthankful criticism , if we compare Macaulay's description of any body with that of any other historian ) ...
... nature cannot be repre- sented in so fine a style . In the same way , and to a much greater extent ( for this is perhaps an unthankful criticism , if we compare Macaulay's description of any body with that of any other historian ) ...
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... nature , for he has no sympathy with the heart and passions of our race ; he has no place among the felicit- ous describers of detailed life , for his subject was too vast for minute painting , and his style too uniform for a shifting ...
... nature , for he has no sympathy with the heart and passions of our race ; he has no place among the felicit- ous describers of detailed life , for his subject was too vast for minute painting , and his style too uniform for a shifting ...
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... nature - worship , in which the sacrifices were the fruits and flowers of the earth ; and the other , and doubtless ... natural condition of the sign under which he was born . And since it is so , O most gracious Lord , defender and ...
... nature - worship , in which the sacrifices were the fruits and flowers of the earth ; and the other , and doubtless ... natural condition of the sign under which he was born . And since it is so , O most gracious Lord , defender and ...
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