The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 76Leonard Scott Publication Company, 1843 - English literature |
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... doubt , to be attributed to the incorrect- ness of taste indisputably displayed by Mr Alison in many of the more impassioned passages of his work ; but much , we sus- pect , is owing to an injudicious and indiscriminate , though just ...
... doubt , to be attributed to the incorrect- ness of taste indisputably displayed by Mr Alison in many of the more impassioned passages of his work ; but much , we sus- pect , is owing to an injudicious and indiscriminate , though just ...
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... doubt that thousands of interesting facts have perish- ed , never to be recovered , by the supercilious neglect of over formal historians . We would have all circumstances pre- served which can add the least effect to the narrative ...
... doubt that thousands of interesting facts have perish- ed , never to be recovered , by the supercilious neglect of over formal historians . We would have all circumstances pre- served which can add the least effect to the narrative ...
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... doubt contributed to the formation of that dis- ' content which formed the predisposing cause of the Revolution . ' But the exciting cause , as physicians would say the imme- ' diate source of the convulsion - was the SPIRIT OF ...
... doubt contributed to the formation of that dis- ' content which formed the predisposing cause of the Revolution . ' But the exciting cause , as physicians would say the imme- ' diate source of the convulsion - was the SPIRIT OF ...
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... doubt that the French Revolution was an instance of the worst kind ; -perhaps it was the very worst that ever occurred . Not only did the popular movement result in atro- cities , but the exhaustion which followed led to the usurpation ...
... doubt that the French Revolution was an instance of the worst kind ; -perhaps it was the very worst that ever occurred . Not only did the popular movement result in atro- cities , but the exhaustion which followed led to the usurpation ...
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... doubt Robespierre was a wicked man , and was as miserable as wicked men generally are . No doubt Napoleon was rash and ambitious , and owed his downfall to his own pride and recklessness . No doubt the French populace were madmen and ...
... doubt Robespierre was a wicked man , and was as miserable as wicked men generally are . No doubt Napoleon was rash and ambitious , and owed his downfall to his own pride and recklessness . No doubt the French populace were madmen and ...
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