The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volumen 76A. Constable, 1843 |
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... important event in Mr Alison's history , we have almost invariably found that his narrative steers judi- ciously between them , and combines the most probable and con- sistent particulars contained in each . We apply this remark more ...
... important event in Mr Alison's history , we have almost invariably found that his narrative steers judi- ciously between them , and combines the most probable and con- sistent particulars contained in each . We apply this remark more ...
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... importance . If we believed that Mr Alison had failed in one branch of his history from real want of ability , we should have thought it ungenerous to mortify the author of a valuable and laborious work , by cavilling at the false taste ...
... importance . If we believed that Mr Alison had failed in one branch of his history from real want of ability , we should have thought it ungenerous to mortify the author of a valuable and laborious work , by cavilling at the false taste ...
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... important manoeuvres of the war took place . His sketches are written with as much spirit as topographical knowledge ; and he not only impresses on the memory the principal features of the scene of action , but generally succeeds in ...
... important manoeuvres of the war took place . His sketches are written with as much spirit as topographical knowledge ; and he not only impresses on the memory the principal features of the scene of action , but generally succeeds in ...
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... important point , we shall not allow the crimes of the Revolution , or the sufferings which it caused , to prevent us from considering it a beneficial change . In saying this we trust that we shall not be understood as wishing to pal ...
... important point , we shall not allow the crimes of the Revolution , or the sufferings which it caused , to prevent us from considering it a beneficial change . In saying this we trust that we shall not be understood as wishing to pal ...
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... important advantages possessed by the aristocratic over the democratic form of government . They may generally be included under two heads : superior security to private property , and superior prudence in public measures . It has ...
... important advantages possessed by the aristocratic over the democratic form of government . They may generally be included under two heads : superior security to private property , and superior prudence in public measures . It has ...
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