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In 1817 , when the governing classes were seriously concerned at the extent of social unrest , the idea found favour with distinguished gentlemen such as the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Home Secretary , Lord Sidmouth .
In 1817 , when the governing classes were seriously concerned at the extent of social unrest , the idea found favour with distinguished gentlemen such as the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Home Secretary , Lord Sidmouth .
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Godwin repeatedly urged that the essential idea was that of progress ; there must be constant change because there must be development with the expansion of knowledge , and thus a law or institution which might be acceptable at one ...
Godwin repeatedly urged that the essential idea was that of progress ; there must be constant change because there must be development with the expansion of knowledge , and thus a law or institution which might be acceptable at one ...
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From the NeoPlatonic tradition he borrowed the idea of nature , and the Chain of Being which linked man with the spiritual unity of the universe , and this idea was reinforced by his intense interest in science , which led him to study ...
From the NeoPlatonic tradition he borrowed the idea of nature , and the Chain of Being which linked man with the spiritual unity of the universe , and this idea was reinforced by his intense interest in science , which led him to study ...
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Acknowledgements | 6 |
List of Illustrations | 7 |
The Age of Romanticism | 9 |
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