We regret that a body, to whose courage and talents mankind has owed inestimable obligations, had not the lofty elegance which distinguished some of the adherents of Charles I., or the easy good breeding for which the court of Charles II. Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous - Page 16by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 744 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1835 - 932 pages
...the lofty elegance which distinguished some of the adherents of Charles I., or the easy good-breeding for which the court of Charles II. was celebrated....which conceals the treasure. The Puritans were men whoso minds had derived a peculiar character from the daily contemplation of superior beings and eternal... | |
| Charles Hodge, Lyman Hotchkiss Atwater - Bible - 1840 - 644 pages
...badges were not more attractive. We regret that a body, to whose courage and talents mankind has owned inestimable obligations, had not the lofty elegance...character from the daily contemplation of superior VOL. xn. NO. 3. 56 beings and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms,... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 466 pages
...celebrate d. But, if we must make our choice, we shall, like Bassanio * Gerusalemme Liberata, Xv. 57. in the play, turn from the specious caskets, which...from the daily contemplation of superior beings and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling Providence, they... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1843 - 390 pages
...the lofty elegance which distinguished some of the adherents of Charles I., or the easy good-breeding for which the court of Charles II. was celebrated....in the play, turn from the specious caskets, which * Gerusalemme Liberala, xv. 57. contain only the Death's head and the Fool's head, and fix our choice... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844 - 614 pages
...distinguished some ol the adherents of Charles 1., or the easy goodbreeding for which the court of Charles 11. was celebrated. But, if we must make our choice, we...contemplation of superior beings and external interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling Providence, they habitually ascribed every... | |
| Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1846 - 222 pages
...distinguished some of the * Gerusalemme Liberate, xv. 57. adherents of Charles I., or the easy good-breeding for which the court of Charles II. was celebrated....from the daily contemplation of superior beings and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling Providence, they... | |
| David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 pages
...not hesitate to pronounce them a brave, a wise, an honest, and a useful body. We regret that they, to whose courage and talents mankind has owed inestimable...the plain leaden chest which conceals the treasure. 148. Bernardo and King Alphonso. WITH some good ten of his chosen men, Bernardo hath appeared Before... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1851 - 780 pages
...writers. Those who roused the people to resistance — who directed their measures through a long series of eventful years — who formed, out of the most...contemplation of superior beings and external interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling Providence, they habitually ascribed every... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1851 - 768 pages
...the lofty eleganee which distinguished some of the adherents of Charles I., or the easy good brceding for which the court of Charles II. was celebrated....and fix our choice on the plain leaden chest which coneeals the treasure. The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar character from the... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 pages
...writers. Those who roused the people to resistance — who directed their measures through a long series of eventful years — who formed, out of the most...the plain leaden chest which conceals the treasure. him, to enjoy him, was with them the great end of existence. They rejected with contempt the ceremonious... | |
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