The Quarterly Review, Volume 171William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1890 |
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... give to the history of the Church and country . It is true that medieval builders swept away earlier work without regard for its beauty or antiquity ; but they did so on the ground of utility , seldom if ever on that of art . When the ...
... give to the history of the Church and country . It is true that medieval builders swept away earlier work without regard for its beauty or antiquity ; but they did so on the ground of utility , seldom if ever on that of art . When the ...
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... give out his vast knowledge , seasoned with perfect taste and free from all pedantry , to a respectful party of eighteen lads , who were too much behind the scenes to be afraid of him . It may fairly be doubted whether there was any man ...
... give out his vast knowledge , seasoned with perfect taste and free from all pedantry , to a respectful party of eighteen lads , who were too much behind the scenes to be afraid of him . It may fairly be doubted whether there was any man ...
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... give something more than a speculative or historical interest to the character and aims of the late Emperor Frederick . Internal affairs reached a crisis , when the repressive reactionary policy of Bismarck could no longer be continued ...
... give something more than a speculative or historical interest to the character and aims of the late Emperor Frederick . Internal affairs reached a crisis , when the repressive reactionary policy of Bismarck could no longer be continued ...
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... give an estimate , formed without fear , yet with reverent affection , of the character of the late Emperor . Finally , their appearance has been delayed by the ' period of unhappy excitement , ' which the Emperor's death occasioned ...
... give an estimate , formed without fear , yet with reverent affection , of the character of the late Emperor . Finally , their appearance has been delayed by the ' period of unhappy excitement , ' which the Emperor's death occasioned ...
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... give a title to the book , the title should at least be changed from the Crown Prince and the Imperial Crown ' to Freytag and the Imperial Crown . ' In this first portion , which , as the Preface tells us , is mainly taken from notes ...
... give a title to the book , the title should at least be changed from the Crown Prince and the Imperial Crown ' to Freytag and the Imperial Crown . ' In this first portion , which , as the Preface tells us , is mainly taken from notes ...
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