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Side iv
... formed of the controversy , and of the manner in which it had been con- ducted , and can give but little heed to the boast , in which he in- dulges , that the most rational part of the laity , and even of the clergy , appear to have ...
... formed of the controversy , and of the manner in which it had been con- ducted , and can give but little heed to the boast , in which he in- dulges , that the most rational part of the laity , and even of the clergy , appear to have ...
Side vi
... forming a correct judgment of the opinions or the mistakes of the author , whilst he is des- cribing those " revolutions which gradually undermined , and at length destroyed , the solid fabric of human greatness . " M. GUIZOT'S PREFACE ...
... forming a correct judgment of the opinions or the mistakes of the author , whilst he is des- cribing those " revolutions which gradually undermined , and at length destroyed , the solid fabric of human greatness . " M. GUIZOT'S PREFACE ...
Side x
... formed , was , I confess , singularly severe . In some chapters I met with errors so grave and so numerous , as to persuade me that they had been most carelessly written . In others I was struck by a prevailing tinge of partiality and ...
... formed , was , I confess , singularly severe . In some chapters I met with errors so grave and so numerous , as to persuade me that they had been most carelessly written . In others I was struck by a prevailing tinge of partiality and ...
Side xvi
... formed opinion . It is of importance , then , that their intentions should be justly appreciated ; and if it be impossible to remove from human nature its inherent disposition to prejudge , let it at least have a solid and reasonable ...
... formed opinion . It is of importance , then , that their intentions should be justly appreciated ; and if it be impossible to remove from human nature its inherent disposition to prejudge , let it at least have a solid and reasonable ...
Side xx
... formed only the rough outline of his thoughts ; but he kept strictly to that outline . He employed the author's ideas only to produce his own , but his own never wandered from them ; he held his onward way firmly and steadily , but ...
... formed only the rough outline of his thoughts ; but he kept strictly to that outline . He employed the author's ideas only to produce his own , but his own never wandered from them ; he held his onward way firmly and steadily , but ...
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