The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 76Leonard Scott Publication Company, 1843 - English literature |
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... cause them to appear slovenly and obscure , and sometimes render their precise meaning doubtful . We quote , almost at random , a single passage by way of specimen : — Mortier , following the orders which he had received to keep nearly ...
... cause them to appear slovenly and obscure , and sometimes render their precise meaning doubtful . We quote , almost at random , a single passage by way of specimen : — Mortier , following the orders which he had received to keep nearly ...
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... causes , the character , and the consequences of the French Revolution . We We must , however , preface our ... cause a civil war . He then proceeds to notice several circumstances which were likely to ren- der the French nation ...
... causes , the character , and the consequences of the French Revolution . We We must , however , preface our ... cause a civil war . He then proceeds to notice several circumstances which were likely to ren- der the French nation ...
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... cause of the Revolution . ' But the exciting cause , as physicians would say the imme- ' diate source of the convulsion - was the SPIRIT OF INNOVATION , ' which , like a malady , overspread France at that crisis , precipi- ' tated all ...
... cause of the Revolution . ' But the exciting cause , as physicians would say the imme- ' diate source of the convulsion - was the SPIRIT OF INNOVATION , ' which , like a malady , overspread France at that crisis , precipi- ' tated all ...
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... cause of the Revolution . But this he does not mean ; for it would be absurd to call so rational a desire an ... causes op- inscrutable to human wisdom ? Why call down a divinity , when the knot can be disentangled by mortal skill ...
... cause of the Revolution . But this he does not mean ; for it would be absurd to call so rational a desire an ... causes op- inscrutable to human wisdom ? Why call down a divinity , when the knot can be disentangled by mortal skill ...
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... causes of the sangui- nary violence which distinguished the French Revolution . We are not sure that his remarks upon the various crimes which he has to relate , are always characterized by the same rational calmness ; but he has here ...
... causes of the sangui- nary violence which distinguished the French Revolution . We are not sure that his remarks upon the various crimes which he has to relate , are always characterized by the same rational calmness ; but he has here ...
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