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... father is certainly well calculated to bring a hero into strong relief , not merely from the dearth of great men , but from the deterioration of the elements of society . Kings were no worse , not even so bad , as they had been a ...
... father is certainly well calculated to bring a hero into strong relief , not merely from the dearth of great men , but from the deterioration of the elements of society . Kings were no worse , not even so bad , as they had been a ...
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... father was modified by the peculiar temper of the monarch , by no means with a happy result . The only person who enjoyed any immunity from irksome restraint was the King , who enforced strict observance on others , while as- suming ...
... father was modified by the peculiar temper of the monarch , by no means with a happy result . The only person who enjoyed any immunity from irksome restraint was the King , who enforced strict observance on others , while as- suming ...
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... He was detested by his father , whose unaccountable hatred for him began even in childhood . Treated with rigour where he was entitled to affection , with neglect where anxious care was a duty , his position 50 THOMAS CARLYLE : AN ESSAY .
... He was detested by his father , whose unaccountable hatred for him began even in childhood . Treated with rigour where he was entitled to affection , with neglect where anxious care was a duty , his position 50 THOMAS CARLYLE : AN ESSAY .
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... father , and living as much as possible apart from him , he was at length tolerated , and finally , at the close of the king's life , restored to some degree of his confidence . To depict a great king and a great warrior spring- ing ...
... father , and living as much as possible apart from him , he was at length tolerated , and finally , at the close of the king's life , restored to some degree of his confidence . To depict a great king and a great warrior spring- ing ...
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... chapter . The second circumstance is , that in all the re- mainder of two whole volumes , Frederick's father is the principal figure ; Frederick himself occupying comparatively small space 52 THOMAS CARLYLE : AN ESSAY .
... chapter . The second circumstance is , that in all the re- mainder of two whole volumes , Frederick's father is the principal figure ; Frederick himself occupying comparatively small space 52 THOMAS CARLYLE : AN ESSAY .
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