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" Historians of later times have been seduced from truth, not by their imagination, but by their reason. They far excel their predecessors in the art of deducing general principles from facts. But unhappily tney have fallen into the error of distorting... "
The Quarterly biographical magazine - Page 139
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 1

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1840 - 466 pages
...the whole, this department of literature has gained or lost during the last two-and-twenty centuries. The best historians of later times have been seduced from truth, not by their imagination, but by tljeir reason. They far excel their predecessors in the art of deducing general principles from facts....
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 1

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1843 - 390 pages
...the whole, this department of literature has gained or lost during the last two-and-twenty centuries. The best historians of later times have been seduced...far excel their predecessors in the art of deducing generail principles from facts. But unhappily they have fallen into HALLAM'S CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY.*...
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The Biblical Repository and Classical Review, Volume 2

Theology - 1846 - 792 pages
...persecutors into high-minded and honourable men. " The best historians of later times," says Macaulay. " have been seduced from truth, not by their imagination,...fallen into the error of distorting; facts to suit <reneral principles. They arrive at a theory from looking at some of the phenomena ; and the remaining...
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Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1846 - 782 pages
...the whole, this department of literature has gained or lost during the last twoand-twenty centuries. The best historians of later times have been seduced...art of deducing general principles from facts. But unhajppily tney have fallen into the error of distorting facts to suit general principles. They arrive...
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A History of All Nations, from the Earlier Periods to the Present ..., Volume 1

World history - 1851 - 614 pages
...have far surpassed those of antiquity. Modern historians, however, have their faults. The best of them have been seduced from truth, not by their imagination,...distorting facts to suit general principles. They frame a theory from looking at some of the phenomena, and the remaining phenomena they strain or curtail...
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The Modern British Essayists: Macaulay, T.B. Essays

English essays - 1852 - 780 pages
...the whole, this department of literature has gained or lost during the last twoand-iwenty centuries. just made their option between the font and the gallows,...one of these graceless proselytes t — whether, in tney have fallen into the error of distorting facts to suit general principles. They arrive at a theory...
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Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1852 - 764 pages
...lost during the last twoaud-twenty centuries. Tin- best nistorians of later times have been fednced from truth, not by their imagination, but by their...deducing general principles from facts. But unhappily tney have fallen into the error of distorting facts to suit general principles. They arrive at a theory...
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Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1856 - 770 pages
...lost during the last twoind-lwenty centuries. The best Historians of later times have been «educed from truth, not by their imagination, but by their...deducing general principles from facts. But unhappily tney have faüen into the error of distorting facts to suit general principles. They arrive at a theory...
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Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 pages
...the whole, this department of literature has gained or lost during the last twoand-twenty centuries. The best Historians of later times have been seduced...deducing general principles from facts. But unhappily tney have fallen into the error of distorting facts to suit general principles. They arrive at a theory...
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Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1859 - 768 pages
...department of literature has gained or lost during the last twoand-twenty centuries. The best nistorians of later times have been seduced from truth, not by...deducing general principles from facts. But unhappily mey have fallen into the error of distorting facts to suit general principles. They arrive at a theory...
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