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Page 179
... course of our lives . No doubt some few men may be quoted , to whom nature gave what art and industry can give to no man . But such examples will prove nothing against me , be- cause I admit that the study of history , without ...
... course of our lives . No doubt some few men may be quoted , to whom nature gave what art and industry can give to no man . But such examples will prove nothing against me , be- cause I admit that the study of history , without ...
Page 186
... course of the longest life , appear to us very often original , unprepared , single , and unrelative , if I may use such an expression for want of a better in English ; in French I would say isolés : they appear such very often , are ...
... course of the longest life , appear to us very often original , unprepared , single , and unrelative , if I may use such an expression for want of a better in English ; in French I would say isolés : they appear such very often , are ...
Page 416
... course of peace ; but met with new difficulties , too , from the confirmed ri- valry of the Dutch , and the growing rivalry of the French . To one of these the pusillanimous character of James the first gave many scandalous occasions ...
... course of peace ; but met with new difficulties , too , from the confirmed ri- valry of the Dutch , and the growing rivalry of the French . To one of these the pusillanimous character of James the first gave many scandalous occasions ...
Contents
VOL II | 52 |
LETTERS ON THE STUDY AND USE OF HISTORY | 173 |
From what period Modern History is peculiarly | 238 |
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