The Cambridge History of English Literature, Volume 14Sir Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller G.P. Putnam's sons, 1917 - English literature |
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... passed to wider circles without any definite trace of its origin . His books are largely filled with criticism of contemporary writers . But none of the critic- ism is merely destructive : it aims always at elucidating the core of truth ...
... passed to wider circles without any definite trace of its origin . His books are largely filled with criticism of contemporary writers . But none of the critic- ism is merely destructive : it aims always at elucidating the core of truth ...
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... passing of the Act of settlement . In other words , Hallam was a whig of the " finality " school ; what he approved and admired in our laws and institutions was their power of endurance , after they had resulted from centuries of ...
... passing of the Act of settlement . In other words , Hallam was a whig of the " finality " school ; what he approved and admired in our laws and institutions was their power of endurance , after they had resulted from centuries of ...
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... passed out of the domain of politics into that of literature , and undertook , with impartial eye and undeflected judgment , to furnish an Introduction to the Literature of Europe during the Fifteenth , Sixteenth and Seventeenth ...
... passed out of the domain of politics into that of literature , and undertook , with impartial eye and undeflected judgment , to furnish an Introduction to the Literature of Europe during the Fifteenth , Sixteenth and Seventeenth ...
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... passed through a more conscientious training . He carried on Brewer's Calendar of Letters and Papers of the Reign of Henry VIII to its completion in twenty - one volumes , further edited the docu- ments of the preceding two reigns ...
... passed through a more conscientious training . He carried on Brewer's Calendar of Letters and Papers of the Reign of Henry VIII to its completion in twenty - one volumes , further edited the docu- ments of the preceding two reigns ...
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... passed through many editions , into an important work of research ; he also wrote a short life of Warren Hastings , and a full bio- graphy of Lord Dufferin . His Asiatic Studies deals chiefly with Hindu religion in its successive phases ...
... passed through many editions , into an important work of research ; he also wrote a short life of Warren Hastings , and a full bio- graphy of Lord Dufferin . His Asiatic Studies deals chiefly with Hindu religion in its successive phases ...
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