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“As we advanced, the aspect of the mountains continued constantly the same,
that is, a powdery white—without shade, a tree, or even moss. At half-past four,
we descended from the lofty chain we had hitherto traversed, and wound along ...
“As we advanced, the aspect of the mountains continued constantly the same,
that is, a powdery white—without shade, a tree, or even moss. At half-past four,
we descended from the lofty chain we had hitherto traversed, and wound along ...
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Above all, there is a moral grandeur in the poem, a continued unity of interest,
owing to a sustained elevation of purpose—a forgetfulness of self in the great
cause of rescuing the Holy Sepulchre, which throws an air of sanctity around its ...
Above all, there is a moral grandeur in the poem, a continued unity of interest,
owing to a sustained elevation of purpose—a forgetfulness of self in the great
cause of rescuing the Holy Sepulchre, which throws an air of sanctity around its ...
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... the philosophy of history is more ably condensed, or where there is exhibited,
in a short space, a more profound view of the general causes to which the long-
continued greatness and ultimate decline of that celebrated people were owing.
... the philosophy of history is more ably condensed, or where there is exhibited,
in a short space, a more profound view of the general causes to which the long-
continued greatness and ultimate decline of that celebrated people were owing.
Sivu 122
... annals of real events. But how is it that this interest is awakened? By the study
of months, sometimes of years; by an interest produced by the reading of a whole
winter by the fireside. Let any man try, in a narrative of long-continued historical ...
... annals of real events. But how is it that this interest is awakened? By the study
of months, sometimes of years; by an interest produced by the reading of a whole
winter by the fireside. Let any man try, in a narrative of long-continued historical ...
Sivu 123
Let any man try, in a narrative of long-continued historical events, to excite a
deep interest in a space which can be read in three hours, and the powers of
Tacitus or Gibbon would at once fail in the attempt. It is quite possible in that brief
period ...
Let any man try, in a narrative of long-continued historical events, to excite a
deep interest in a space which can be read in three hours, and the powers of
Tacitus or Gibbon would at once fail in the attempt. It is quite possible in that brief
period ...
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| Otsikko | Essays, Political, Historical, and Miscellaneous, Nide 3 Essays, Political, Historical, and Miscellaneous, Archibald Alison |
| Kirjoittaja | Archibald Alison |
| Kustantaja | W. Blackwood, 1850 |
| Alkuperäisteoksen sijainti | Kalifornian yliopisto |
| Digitoitu | 18. lokakuu 2007 |
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