A History of Our Own Times ...: From the accession of Queen Victoria to the general election of 1880Chatto & Windus, 1899 |
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Pagina 12
... genius . The ordinary manners of the society at the court of either had a full flavour , to put it in the softest way , such as a decent taproom would hardly exhibit in a time like the present . No one can read even the most favourable ...
... genius . The ordinary manners of the society at the court of either had a full flavour , to put it in the softest way , such as a decent taproom would hardly exhibit in a time like the present . No one can read even the most favourable ...
Pagina 31
... he understood the business of the specialist better than the specialist himself . His vanity was overweening , and made him ridiculous almost as often and as much as his genius made him admired . The comic literature of more than a gene-
... he understood the business of the specialist better than the specialist himself . His vanity was overweening , and made him ridiculous almost as often and as much as his genius made him admired . The comic literature of more than a gene-
Pagina 35
... genius of the orator ; and his capacity was narrow indeed in its range when compared with the astonish- ing versatility and omnivorous mental activity of Brougham . As a speaker he was always equal . He seemed to know no varying moods ...
... genius of the orator ; and his capacity was narrow indeed in its range when compared with the astonish- ing versatility and omnivorous mental activity of Brougham . As a speaker he was always equal . He seemed to know no varying moods ...
Pagina 39
... demonstrative- ness created in him a constant artificiality which often seemed mere awkwardness . It was in the House of Commons that his real genius and character displayed themselves . The atmosphere of debate was to him what.
... demonstrative- ness created in him a constant artificiality which often seemed mere awkwardness . It was in the House of Commons that his real genius and character displayed themselves . The atmosphere of debate was to him what.
Pagina 42
... genius , a sort of Whig Shelley . He had in truth much less genius than his friends and admirers believed , and a great deal more of practical strength than either friends or foes gave him credit for . He became , not indeed an orator ...
... genius , a sort of Whig Shelley . He had in truth much less genius than his friends and admirers believed , and a great deal more of practical strength than either friends or foes gave him credit for . He became , not indeed an orator ...
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A History of Our Own Times, from the Accession of Queen Victoria ..., Volume 1 Justin McCarthy Volledige weergave - 1890 |
A History of Our Own Times: From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the ... Justin McCarthy Volledige weergave - 1880 |
A History of Our Own Times from the Accession of Queen Victoria to ..., Volume 1 Justin McCarthy Volledige weergave - 1880 |
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