The National Review, Volume 2Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot Robert Theobald, 1856 - Periodicals |
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Page 35
... objects of secret contempt among the polished and enlightened orders of society . " " Had I , " he says of himself , " believed that the majority of English readers were so fondly attached even to the name and shadow , had I foreseen ...
... objects of secret contempt among the polished and enlightened orders of society . " " Had I , " he says of himself , " believed that the majority of English readers were so fondly attached even to the name and shadow , had I foreseen ...
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... object of the following brief analysis of the volumes before us to show that he has over- come both these disadvantages satisfactorily ; the one by the extent of his researches , the other by occupying a new point of view in his ...
... object of the following brief analysis of the volumes before us to show that he has over- come both these disadvantages satisfactorily ; the one by the extent of his researches , the other by occupying a new point of view in his ...
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... object of Mr. Helps's researches ; and of this the reapers of the harvest left but scanty gleanings here and there . Luckily for the historian and ourselves , the moral and social phe- nomena of the red man were objects of deep interest ...
... object of Mr. Helps's researches ; and of this the reapers of the harvest left but scanty gleanings here and there . Luckily for the historian and ourselves , the moral and social phe- nomena of the red man were objects of deep interest ...
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... object of this history . " The conception of his present work , however , had an ethno- logical basis , which should be kept in mind by the reader . 66 " Some years ago , " Mr. Helps informs us , being much interested in the general ...
... object of this history . " The conception of his present work , however , had an ethno- logical basis , which should be kept in mind by the reader . 66 " Some years ago , " Mr. Helps informs us , being much interested in the general ...
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... object of scandal and laughter for the world , let your will be done . " The conclusion , however , is in a higher tone : " Although , " he proceeds to say , " I am a poor creature , I wish to say that unworthily I am your image , and ...
... object of scandal and laughter for the world , let your will be done . " The conclusion , however , is in a higher tone : " Although , " he proceeds to say , " I am a poor creature , I wish to say that unworthily I am your image , and ...
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