Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800James E. Person Each print volume in this long-standing series profiles approximately 4-8 of the greatest writers and thinkers of the late Middle Ages, Renaissance and Restoration periods by providing full-text or excerpted criticism taken from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and scholarly journals. Among those profiled in this volume are:
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... republican remedy was worse than the disease . Although these anti - republican writings could be casually dismissed ( John Adams , for example thought Braxton's pamphlet was " too absurd to be considered twice " ) , the questions they ...
... republican remedy was worse than the disease . Although these anti - republican writings could be casually dismissed ( John Adams , for example thought Braxton's pamphlet was " too absurd to be considered twice " ) , the questions they ...
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... republicans ' devotion to " the great impor- tance of an early virtuous education [ Adams to Abigail Adams , July 3 , 1776 , and same , Apr. 27 , 1777 ] . Only this faith in the regenerative effects of republican government itself on ...
... republicans ' devotion to " the great impor- tance of an early virtuous education [ Adams to Abigail Adams , July 3 , 1776 , and same , Apr. 27 , 1777 ] . Only this faith in the regenerative effects of republican government itself on ...
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... Republican Gov- ernment , nor any real liberty . " The public passion " must be Superiour to all private Passions . Men must . . . be happy to sacrifice . . . their private Friendships and dear- est Connections , when they stand in ...
... Republican Gov- ernment , nor any real liberty . " The public passion " must be Superiour to all private Passions . Men must . . . be happy to sacrifice . . . their private Friendships and dear- est Connections , when they stand in ...
Contents
The Intellectual Background | 1 |
Benjamin Franklin 17061790 | 99 |
Patrick Henry 17361799 | 191 |
Copyright | |
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