The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 76Leonard Scott Publication Company, 1843 - English literature |
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... kind which a careful reperusal could scarcely have failed to discover . We quote three or four instances , not for the sake of ridiculing a few slight oversights in a long and laborious work , but in order to draw Mr Alison's attention ...
... kind which a careful reperusal could scarcely have failed to discover . We quote three or four instances , not for the sake of ridiculing a few slight oversights in a long and laborious work , but in order to draw Mr Alison's attention ...
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... kind , if Mr Alison had but added that his constellation had disappeared , as constellations are wont to do , in the darkness of the ensuing night . In the same manner , he speaks of a narrative as tinged with undue ' bias , ' ( Pref ...
... kind , if Mr Alison had but added that his constellation had disappeared , as constellations are wont to do , in the darkness of the ensuing night . In the same manner , he speaks of a narrative as tinged with undue ' bias , ' ( Pref ...
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... 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 of Napoleon and the wars of the empire . Three millions and a ...
... 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 of Napoleon and the wars of the empire . Three millions and a ...
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... kind have of late years consi- derably increased in this country . But among whom have they increased ? Among the members of the aristocracy ? -among substantial farmers and tradesmen ? -among decent peasants and mechanics ? Far from it ...
... kind have of late years consi- derably increased in this country . But among whom have they increased ? Among the members of the aristocracy ? -among substantial farmers and tradesmen ? -among decent peasants and mechanics ? Far from it ...
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... kind . Is she now less formidable or less prosperous than before that misfortune ? But we should not fear even this ; for we do not believe that any amount of embarrassments would compel England to so degrading an expedient . Even in so ...
... kind . Is she now less formidable or less prosperous than before that misfortune ? But we should not fear even this ; for we do not believe that any amount of embarrassments would compel England to so degrading an expedient . Even in so ...
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