 His work fills a want, and is therefore most welcome. Its positive merits, in addition to those we have before mentioned, are impartiality, steadiness of view, clear appreciation of character, and, in point of style, a terseness and conciseness not unlike...  The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of Francedi Charles Duke Yonge - 1876 - 473 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1850 - 362 pagine
...fills a want, and is, therefore, most welcome. Its posi- i tive merits, in addition to those already mentioned, are impartiality, steadiness of view, clear...with not a little, too, of Tacitean vigor of thought, stem sense of justice, sharp irony, and profound wisdom. —Methodist Quarterly Review. We consider... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 420 pagine
...and instructive, and entertaining views of the history of our country. — Christian Register. * * * His work fills a want, and is, therefore, most welcome. Its positive merits, in addition to those already mentioned, are impartiality, steadiness of view, clear appreciation of character, and, in point... | |
 | Herman Melville - 1850 - 412 pagine
...Constitution. BY RICHARD HILDRETH, ESQ. 3 vols. 8vo, Muslin, $6 00 ; Sheep, $6 75 ; half Calf, $7 50. * * * His work fills a want, and is, therefore, most welcome. Its positive merits, in addition to those already mentioned, are impartiality, steadiness of view; clear appreciation of character ; and, in... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 428 pagine
...and instructive, and entertaining views of the history of our country. — Christian Register. * * * His work fills a want, and is, therefore, most welcome. Its positive merits, in addition to those already mentioned, are impartiality, steadiness of view, clear appreciation of character, and, in point... | |
 | George William Curtis - 1851 - 354 pagine
...they have taken their place as a standard authority in reference to the period of which they treat. His work fills a want, and is, therefore, most welcome....irony, and profound wisdom. — Methodist Quarterly Review. It occupies a space which has not yet been filled, and exhibits characteristics both of design... | |
 | Agnes Strickland - 1851 - 416 pagine
...work fills a want, and is, therefore, most welcome. Its positive merits, in addition to those already mentioned, are impartiality, steadiness of view, clear...with not a little, too, of Tacitean vigor of thought, stem sense of justice, sharp irony, and profound wisdom. — Methodist Quarterly Review. We consider... | |
 | Agnes Strickland - 1851 - 568 pagine
...and instructive, and entertaining views of the history of our country. — Christian Register. * * * His work fills a want, and is, therefore, most welcome. Its positive merits, in addition to those already mentioned, are impartiality, steadiness of view, clear appreciation of character, and, in point... | |
 | Henry Richard Vassall Baron Holland - 1851 - 248 pagine
...and instructive, and entertaining views of the history of our country. — Christian Register. * * * His work fills a want, and is, therefore, most welcome. Its positive merits, in addition to those already mentioned, are impartiality, steadiness of view, clear appreciation of character, and, in point... | |
 | Henry Theodore Cheever - 1851 - 446 pagine
...and instructive, and entertaining views of the history of our country.-—Christian Register. * * * His work fills a want, and is, therefore, most welcome. Its positive merits, in addition to those already mentioned, are impartiality, steadiness of view, clear appreciation of character, and, in point... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton - 1861 - 520 pagine
...iu that "lucid order" which, is one of the first merits of every historical work. — Boston Atlas. His work fills a want, and is therefore most welcome....in point of style, a terseness and conciseness not uulike Tacitus, with not a little, too, of Tacitean vigor of thought, stern sense of justice, sharp... | |
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