 Those who compare the age on which their lot has fallen with a golden age which exists only in their imagination may talk of degeneracy and decay: but no man who is correctly informed as to the past will be disposed to take a morose or desponding view...  Catalogue of the University of Texas - Pàgina 16per University of Texas - 1894Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1849 - 700 pàgines
...fallen with a golden age which exists only in thcir imagination, may talk of degeneracy and decay : but no man who is correctly informed as to the past, will...to take a morose or desponding view of the present. I should very imperfectly execute the task I have undertaken, if I were merely to treat of battles... | |
 | 1849 - 468 pàgines
...fallen, with a golden age which exists only in their imagination, may talk of degeneracy and decay ; but no man who is correctly informed as to the past will...take a morose or desponding view of the present." —Vol. ip 3. The volumes at present under consideration, record the history of the life and reign... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 664 pàgines
...fallen with a golden age which exists only in their imagination, may talk of degeneracy and decay ; but no man who is correctly informed as to the past will...to take a morose or desponding view of the present. I should very imperfectly execute the task which 1 have undertaken if I were merely to treat of battles... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 470 pàgines
...fallen with a golden age which exists only in their imagination may talk of degeneracy and decay: but no man who is correctly informed as to the past will...to take a morose or desponding view of the present. I should very imperfectly execute the task which I have undertaken if I were merely to treat of battles... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1849 - 840 pàgines
...their imagination may talk of degeneracy and decay: but no man who is correctly informed as to the post will be disposed to take a morose or desponding view of the present." There are many opinions stated by the author from which men, perhaps better informed on particular... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay - 1849 - 884 pàgines
...with a golden age which exists only b their imagination may talk of degeneracy and decay: but CHAF. no man who is correctly informed as to the past will be dis- • posed to take a morose or desponding view of the present. I should very imperfectly execute... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1850 - 552 pàgines
...fallen with a golden ago which exists only in their imagination may talk of degeneracy and decay: but no man who is correctly informed as to the past will...to take a morose or desponding view of the present shall cheerfully bear the reproach of having descended below the dignity of history, if I can succeed... | |
 | 1853 - 848 pàgines
...fallen with a golden age which exists only in their imagination, may talk of degeneracy and decay ; but no man who is correctly informed as to the past, will be disposed to take a morose oc desponding view of the present." In one important respect, this history differs materially from... | |
 | Gardiner Spring - 1854 - 326 pàgines
...fallen with a golden age which exists only in the imagination, fcay talk of degeneracy and decay; but no man who is correctly informed as to the past will...take a morose or desponding view of the present." If from Great Britain, we look to the Scandinavian nations of the North, comprising Denmark, Sweden,... | |
 | 1858 - 456 pàgines
...fallen with a golden age which exists only in their imagination, may talk of degeneracy and decay ; but no man who is correctly informed as to the past, will...to take a morose or desponding view of the present" (History of England, vol. ip 3). " No ordinary misfortune, no ordinary misgovernment, will do so much... | |
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