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" Yitruvius of ruin. He has bequeathed to us not a single doctrine to be called by his name — not a single addition to the stock of our positive knowledge. But no human teacher ever left behind him so vast and terrible a wreck of truths and falsehoods... "
The Edinburgh Review - Page 254
1842
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 4

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 438 pages
...this its great forerunner. He could not build—he could only pull down—he was the very Vitruvius of ruin. He has bequeathed to us not a single doctrine to be called by his name—not a single addition to the stock of our positive knowledge. But no human teacher ever left...
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 19

1848 - 634 pages
...its great forerunner. He could not build — he could only pull down — he was the very Vitruvius of ruin. He has bequeathed to us not a single doctrine...knowledge. But no human teacher ever left behind him eo vast and terrible a wreck of truths and falsehoods — of things noble and things base — of things...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 4

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1854 - 354 pages
...its great forerunner. He could not build — he could only pull down — he was the very Vitruvius of ruin. He has bequeathed to us not a single doctrine...positive knowledge. But no human teacher ever left behind liim so vast and terrible a wreck of truths and falsehoods — of things noble and things base —...
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Biographical essays

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1857 - 340 pages
...great forerunner: — Voltaire could not build: he could only pull down: he was the very Vitruvius of ruin. He has bequeathed to us not a single doctrine to be called by his name, iiot a single addition to the stock of our positive kuowledge. But no human teacher ever left behind...
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The interviews of great men: their influence on civilization, by the author ...

Joseph Johnson - 1862 - 360 pages
...against all and everything that had authority over man. " He has bequeathed to us," says Macaulay, " not a single doctrine to be called by his name, not...beneath the Alps commenced, the dramatist, the wit, and the historian was merged in a more important character. He was now the patriarch and founder of...
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archiv fur das studium der neueren sprachen und literaturen

ludwic herric - 1865 - 984 pages
...ihm nachgesetzt, wie in der schönen Stelle von Macaulays Biograph, essays S. 53 : a wreck of truth and falsehoods, of things noble and things base, of things useful and things pernicious. Unter § 618, wo gelehrt wird, dass it auf den noch folgenden Theil eines Satzes hinweise, wenn es...
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The works of lord Macaulay, complete, ed. by lady Trevelyan, Volume 6

Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1866 - 734 pages
...its great forerunner: Voltaire could not build: he could only pull down: he was the very Vitruvius of ruin. He has bequeathed to us not a single doctrine...truths and falsehoods, of things noble and things bnso, of things useful and things pernicious. From the time when his sojourn beneath the Alps commenced,...
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The Works of Lord Macaulay, Complete: Critical and historical essays

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 758 pages
...its great forerunner: Voltaire could not build: he could only pull down: he was the very Vitruviusof ruin. He has bequeathed to us not a single doctrine...wreck of truths and falsehoods, of things noble and thinys base, of things useful and things pernicious. From the time when his sojourn beneath the Alps...
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Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 4

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1874 - 424 pages
...its great forerunner : Voltaire could not build : he could only pull down : he was the very Vitruvius of ruin. He has bequeathed to us not a single doctrine...of things noble and things base, of things useful aad things pernicious. From the time when his sojourn beneath the Alps commenced, the dramatist, the...
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Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 3

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1874 - 1100 pages
...its great forerunner: Voltaire could not build : he could only pull down : he was the very Vitruvius of ruin. He has bequeathed to us not a single doctrine...and terrible a wreck of truths and falsehoods, of tilings noble and things base, of things useful and things pernicious. From the time when his sojourn...
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