 Athenian genius, we must pronounce them intrin sically most valuable; but what shall we say when we reflect that from hence have sprung, directly or indirectly, all the noblest creations of the human intellect ; that from hence were the vast accomplishments...  Education - Page 2681903Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 424 pages
...forget the accuracy of a judge, I in the veneration of a worshipper, and the gratitude of a child. If we consider merely the subtlety of disquisition,...the perfect energy and elegance of expression, which characterise the great works of Athenian genius, we must pronounce them intrinsically most valuable;... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pages
...to forget the accuracy of a judge, in the veneration of a worshipper and the gratitude of a child. z6 sprang, directly or indirectly, all the noblest creations of the human intellect; that from hence were... | |
 | 1852 - 780 pages
...to forget the accuracy of a judge, in the veneration of a worshipper and the gratitude of ,1 child. ch energies are thus essentially public, and wholly...prayers and piety of those who fill public situat intrin sically most valuable; but what shall we say when we reflect that from hence have sprung, directly... | |
 | Salem Town - 1859 - 496 pages
...the wisdom, the freedom, and the glory of the western world. 3. If we consider merely the subtilty of disquisition, the force of imagination, the perfect...Athenian genius, we must pronounce them intrinsically moRi valuable;— but what shall we say, when we reflect that from hence have sprung, directly or indirectly,... | |
 | Samuel Penniman Bates - 1860 - 352 pages
...to forget the accuracy of a judge, in the veneration of a worshipper and the gratitude of a child. If we consider merely the subtlety of disquisition,...we must pronounce them intrinsically most valuable. All the triumphs of truth and genius over prejudice and power, in every country and in every age, have... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 820 pages
...to forget the accuracy of a judge, in the veneration of a worshipper and the gratitude of a child. If we consider merely the subtlety of disquisition,...great works of Athenian genius, we must pronounce them intrin sically most valuable; but what shall we say when we reflect that from hence have sprung, directly... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1084 pages
...a judge, in the veneration of a worshipper incl the gratitude of a child. If we consider merely she subtlety of disquisition, the force of imagination,...the perfect energy and elegance of expression, which characterise the great works of Athenian genius, we must pronounce them intrinsically most valuable... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1861 - 752 pages
...to forget the accuracy of a judge, in the veneration of a worshipper and the gratitude of a child. us enemy, and a thorough gentleman. But his splendid...virtues were rendered almost useless to his country, by intrin sically most valuable; but what shall we say when we reflect that from hence have sprung, directly... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 528 pages
...statesman and patriot, who was executed upon a false charge of treason in the reigu of Charles IL] If we consider merely the subtlety of disquisition,...genius, we must pronounce them intrinsically most 5 valuable. But what shall we say when we reflect that from hence have sprung, directly or indirectly,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1865 - 458 pages
...to forget the accuracy of a judge, in the veneration of a worshipper and the gratitude of a child. If we consider merely the subtlety of disquisition, the force of imagination, the perfect energy ud elegance of expression, which characterise the great works of Athenian jenius, wo must pronounce... | |
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