 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - 1879 - 348 pages
...never known what it was to live upon fourpencc half-penny a day. The characteristic peculiarity of his intellect was the union of great powers with low prejudices....parts of his mind, we should place him almost as high ns he was placed by the idolatry of Boswell; if by the worst parts of his mind, we should place him... | |
 | Young men's Catholic assoc - 1879 - 402 pages
...standpoint, there is accuracy as well as brilliancy in Macaulay's words : " The peculiarity of his intellect was the union of great powers with low prejudices....we judged of him by the best parts of his mind, we 34 35 should place him almost as high as he was placed by the idolatry of Boswell ; if we judged of... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Criminal law - 1880 - 640 pages
...never known what it was to live for fourpence halfpenny a day. The characteristic peculiarity of his intellect was the union of great powers with low prejudices....idolatry of Boswell ; if by the worst parts of his mind, we should place him even below Boswell himself. Where he was not under the influence of some strange... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English - 1880 - 844 pages
...never known what it was to live for fourpence halfpenny a day. The characteristic peculiarity of his intellect was the union of great powers with low prejudices....idolatry of Boswell; if by the worst parts of his mind, we should place him even below Boswell himself. Where he was not under the influence of some strange... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 640 pages
...never known what it was to live for fourpence halfpenny a day. The characteristic peculiarity of his intellect was the union of great powers with low prejudices. If we judged of him by the best parts of his miud, AVC should place him almost as high as he was placed by the idolatry of Boswell ; if by the worst... | |
 | English essays - 1881 - 578 pages
...never known what it was to live for fourpence-halfpenny a day. The characteristic peculiarity of his not know what to expect, and bo we should place hi™ even below Boswell himself. Where he was not under the influence of some strange... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1882 - 878 pages
...never known what it was to live for fourpence halfpenny a day. The characteristic peculiarity of his intellect was the union of great powers with low prejudices....idolatry of Boswell ; if by the worst parts of his mind, we should place him even below Boswell himself. Where he was not under the influence of some strange... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1883 - 876 pages
...never known what it was to live for fourpence halfpenny a day. The characteristic peculiarity of his taking, an insinuation and servile flattery to the...vainest and most imperious nature could be contented ^houlj place him almost as high as he was placed by the idolatry of Boswell ; if by the worst parts... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1885 - 916 pages
...halfpenny a day. The characteristic peculiarity of his intellect was the union of great powers irithlow Nt we should place him even below Boswell himself. Where he was not under the influence of some strange... | |
 | Robert Cochrane - Authors, English - 1887 - 572 pages
...never known what it was to live for fourpence-halfpenny a day. The characteristic peculiarity of his intellect was the union of great powers with low prejudices....idolatry of Boswell ; if by the worst parts of his mind, we should place him even below Boswell himself. Where he was not under the influence of some strange... | |
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The characteristic peculiarity of his intellect was the union of great powers with low prejudices. If we judged of him by the best parts of his mind, we should place him almost as high as he was placed by the idolatry of Boswell; if by the worst parts... 
