Moral and political dialoguesT. Cadell and W. Davies, strand., 1811 |
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... civil and religious rights , need not be told , and the occurrences of the two last reigns will not suffer to be forgotten . It is sufficient to observe , that when the dan- ger was now brought to a crisis , and the minds of all men ...
... civil and religious rights , need not be told , and the occurrences of the two last reigns will not suffer to be forgotten . It is sufficient to observe , that when the dan- ger was now brought to a crisis , and the minds of all men ...
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... civil liberty , the administration of government from the time of HENRY VII's ac- cession to the crown , that is , for two entire centuries , has very little agreed to this system . The regal power , throughout this period , has been ...
... civil liberty , the administration of government from the time of HENRY VII's ac- cession to the crown , that is , for two entire centuries , has very little agreed to this system . The regal power , throughout this period , has been ...
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... civil liberty , or that they , as well as their princes , had lost all sense of it . I doubt , the most your lordship can make appear , is , that as our kings , from the coming of the Tudor line , had usurped on the ancient privileges ...
... civil liberty , or that they , as well as their princes , had lost all sense of it . I doubt , the most your lordship can make appear , is , that as our kings , from the coming of the Tudor line , had usurped on the ancient privileges ...
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... civil wars . And the enormous tyranny of the prince , whose death had made way for the exaltation of the earl of RICHMOND , was a sort of foil to the new government , and made the rigours of it appear but moderate when set against the ...
... civil wars . And the enormous tyranny of the prince , whose death had made way for the exaltation of the earl of RICHMOND , was a sort of foil to the new government , and made the rigours of it appear but moderate when set against the ...
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... by the vast property they had in their hands , the pro- per and only check on the sovereign . These had been either cut off , or so far weakened at VI . least by the preceding civil wars , that 24 ON THE CONSTITUTION OF.
... by the vast property they had in their hands , the pro- per and only check on the sovereign . These had been either cut off , or so far weakened at VI . least by the preceding civil wars , that 24 ON THE CONSTITUTION OF.
Palavras e frases frequentes
adventures ages ancient appear ARIOSTO arts authority barbarous breeding BURNET canon law character Chivalry church circumstances civil classic classic Unity clergy constitution court critics crown DIALOGUE VI DIALOGUE VIII Don QUIXOTE doubt English exercise Fairy Queen fancies favour feudal foreign travel further genius Gothic fictions Gothic manners Gothic Romance hath HENRY VII honour house of TUDOR ideas Iliad indulgence Italian king king's knights knowledge learning least LETTER liberty LOCKE LORD SHAFTESBURY Lordship mancers MAYNARD mean ment mind moral nation nature neral observation occasion papal parliament passions perhaps person Philosopher poem poet poetry politeness prejudices prerogative pretend princes principles prodigious proper racter reason reformation regal reign Romance sense shew Sir TOPAZ SOMERS sort SPENSER spirit suppose supremacy TASSO taste thing tion true truth usurped virtue word young youth
Passagens conhecidas
Página 291 - Where throngs of knights and barons bold, In weeds of peace, high triumphs hold, With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace whom all commend.
Página 127 - Quid verum atque decens euro et rogo, et omnis in hoc sum ; Condo et compono quae mox depromere possim.
Página 237 - The greatest geniuses of our own and foreign countries, such as Ariosto and Tasso in Italy, and Spenser and Milton in England, were seduced by these barbarities of their forefathers; were even charmed by the Gothic romances. Was this caprice and absurdity in them? Or may there not be something in the Gothic romance peculiarly suited to the views of a genius and to the ends of poetry?
Página 292 - The story of Cambuscan bold, Of Camball, and of Algarsife, And who had Canace to wife, That owned the virtuous ring and glass, And of the wondrous horse of brass On which the Tartar king did ride; And if aught else great bards beside In sage and solemn tunes have sung, Of turneys, and of trophies hung, Of forests, and enchantments drear, Where more is meant than meets the ear.
Página 316 - The fairest of her sex Angelica His daughter, sought by many pro.west knights, Both Paynim, and the peers of Charlemain.
Página 288 - And without more words you will readily apprehend that the fancies of our modern bards are not only more gallant, but, on a change of the scene, more sublime, more terrible, more alarming than those of the classic fablers. In a word, you will find that the manners they paint, and the superstitions they adopt, are the more poetical for being Gothic.
Página 267 - Cum bellum civitas aut illatum defendit aut infert, magistratus qui ei bello praesint, ut vitae necisque habeant potestatem deliguntur. In pace nullus est communis magistratus, sed principes regionum atque pagorum inter suos jus dicunt, controversiasque minuunt.
Página 295 - Queen then, as a Gothic poem, • derives its METHOD, as well as the other characters of its composition, from the established modes and ideas of Chivalry.
Página 287 - There was not a village in England that had not a ghost in it, the churchyards were all haunted, every large common had a circle of fairies belonging to it, and there was scarce a shepherd to be met with who had not seen a spirit.
Página 321 - ... at least we have all heard so many pleasing relations in favour of them, that we do not care for seeing through the falsehood, and willingly give ourselves up to so agreeable an imposture.