The National Review, Volume 2Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot Robert Theobald, 1856 - Periodicals |
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Page 7
... picture of life . We begin with the infinite and eternal , which we shall never apprehend ; and these form a framework , a schedule , a set of co - ordinates to which we refer all which we learn later . At first , like the old Greek ...
... picture of life . We begin with the infinite and eternal , which we shall never apprehend ; and these form a framework , a schedule , a set of co - ordinates to which we refer all which we learn later . At first , like the old Greek ...
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... picture of the unchanging East , the restless shifting of the rapid West , the rise of the cold and classical civilisation , its fall , the rough impetuous middle ages , the vague warm picture of our- selves and home , -when did we ...
... picture of the unchanging East , the restless shifting of the rapid West , the rise of the cold and classical civilisation , its fall , the rough impetuous middle ages , the vague warm picture of our- selves and home , -when did we ...
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... picture of a series of men and women painted by one of another series . Of course , this definition seems to exclude contemporary history ; but if we look into the matter carefully , is there such a thing ? What are all the best and ...
... picture of a series of men and women painted by one of another series . Of course , this definition seems to exclude contemporary history ; but if we look into the matter carefully , is there such a thing ? What are all the best and ...
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... picture of the correct eighteenth - century gentleman , who never failed in a measured politeness , partly because it was due in propriety towards others , and partly because from his own dignity it was due most obviously to himself ...
... picture of the correct eighteenth - century gentleman , who never failed in a measured politeness , partly because it was due in propriety towards others , and partly because from his own dignity it was due most obviously to himself ...
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... picture of the Roman empire the narrative of barbarian incursions - the story of Constantinople : and some few words may be hastily said on each . - - The picture , for so , from its apparent stability when con- trasted with the ...
... picture of the Roman empire the narrative of barbarian incursions - the story of Constantinople : and some few words may be hastily said on each . - - The picture , for so , from its apparent stability when con- trasted with the ...
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