The Cambridge History of English Literature: The nineteenth century. IIISir Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller The University Press, 1916 - English literature |
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... early articles . Mill never became a mystic ; but he kept an open mind , and he saw elements of truth in ideas in ... earliest years . He was ' in a dull state of nerves ' ; the objects in life for which he 14 [ CH . Philosophers.
... early articles . Mill never became a mystic ; but he kept an open mind , and he saw elements of truth in ideas in ... earliest years . He was ' in a dull state of nerves ' ; the objects in life for which he 14 [ CH . Philosophers.
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... early articles . These two articles provide the key for understanding Mill's own thought . He looks upon Bentham as a great constructive genius who had first brought light and system into regions for- merly chaotic . No finer or juster ...
... early articles . These two articles provide the key for understanding Mill's own thought . He looks upon Bentham as a great constructive genius who had first brought light and system into regions for- merly chaotic . No finer or juster ...
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... early training was as an engineer . This profession he relinquished at the age of twenty - five . He had previously , in 1842 , contributed a series of letters on ' the Proper Sphere of Government ' to The Nonconformist , and , from ...
... early training was as an engineer . This profession he relinquished at the age of twenty - five . He had previously , in 1842 , contributed a series of letters on ' the Proper Sphere of Government ' to The Nonconformist , and , from ...
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... early Comtism , and it shows , in many respects , a much more adequate comprehension of philosophical problems than can be found in Spencer , whose knowledge of the history of thought was limited and sketchy , and whose criticisms of ...
... early Comtism , and it shows , in many respects , a much more adequate comprehension of philosophical problems than can be found in Spencer , whose knowledge of the history of thought was limited and sketchy , and whose criticisms of ...
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... early years of its successor , might , of course , be sought in the great national struggle against the French revolution and the conquering power to which it gave birth . This struggle finds its counterpart in the endeavours of the ...
... early years of its successor , might , of course , be sought in the great national struggle against the French revolution and the conquering power to which it gave birth . This struggle finds its counterpart in the endeavours of the ...
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