The British CriticF. and C. Rivington, 1826 |
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Page 39
... passing events ; or possess the justest acquaintance with the principles and springs of human action . An historian , we allow , may be placed at two great a distance from the scene which he has to represent ; he may depend too entirely ...
... passing events ; or possess the justest acquaintance with the principles and springs of human action . An historian , we allow , may be placed at two great a distance from the scene which he has to represent ; he may depend too entirely ...
Page 40
... passed . We can imagine no better way to pro- voke enemies , and dissatisfy friends . But this is a matter which regards only Madame de Genlis and her family : we , as reviewers , have more concern with the interest of the work , than ...
... passed . We can imagine no better way to pro- voke enemies , and dissatisfy friends . But this is a matter which regards only Madame de Genlis and her family : we , as reviewers , have more concern with the interest of the work , than ...
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6 Narbonne , & c . & c . Half an hour passed in conversation , and as I rose to take leave , I was induced to stay , by hearing the persons present say , with a mysterious air , She must see it . ' I asked for an explanation of this ...
6 Narbonne , & c . & c . Half an hour passed in conversation , and as I rose to take leave , I was induced to stay , by hearing the persons present say , with a mysterious air , She must see it . ' I asked for an explanation of this ...
Page 55
... passing hackney coaches , which I recognised for the confiscated carriages of my friends ; and in walking along the ... passed close by me ; I stopped him , to choose half a dozen ; but I had no money about me , and besides I could not ...
... passing hackney coaches , which I recognised for the confiscated carriages of my friends ; and in walking along the ... passed close by me ; I stopped him , to choose half a dozen ; but I had no money about me , and besides I could not ...
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... passed from us unto the Earl of Glamorgan , whereby he might in any wise pretend to the least kind of trust or authority from us , in what concerned the treaty of that kingdom . The truth is , that the pressing condition of our affairs ...
... passed from us unto the Earl of Glamorgan , whereby he might in any wise pretend to the least kind of trust or authority from us , in what concerned the treaty of that kingdom . The truth is , that the pressing condition of our affairs ...
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