Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 7D. Appleton, 1879 |
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Page 58
... France as from the city of Florence . The violence of party feeling may be an evil ; but it calls forth that activity of mind which in some states of society it is desirable to produce at any expense . Universal sol- diership may be an ...
... France as from the city of Florence . The violence of party feeling may be an evil ; but it calls forth that activity of mind which in some states of society it is desirable to produce at any expense . Universal sol- diership may be an ...
Page 125
... France . It is stated that this heroine , armed from head to foot , defended Bordeaux against the adherents of Napoleon , and that she fought hand to hand with Clausel , and beat him down with an enormous stone . Deserted by her ...
... France . It is stated that this heroine , armed from head to foot , defended Bordeaux against the adherents of Napoleon , and that she fought hand to hand with Clausel , and beat him down with an enormous stone . Deserted by her ...
Page 126
... France , Wellington and Napoleon , almost exclusively occupy his attention . Several days are spent at Brussels in revelry . The English heroes astonish their allies by exhibiting splendid games , similar to those which draw the flower ...
... France , Wellington and Napoleon , almost exclusively occupy his attention . Several days are spent at Brussels in revelry . The English heroes astonish their allies by exhibiting splendid games , similar to those which draw the flower ...
Page 128
... a middle course , and con- demns Napoleon to be exposed on a desert island . The King of France re - enters Paris ; and the poem concludes . He SADLER'S LAW OF POPULATION . ( JULY 1830. ) The 128 MACAULAY'S MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS .
... a middle course , and con- demns Napoleon to be exposed on a desert island . The King of France re - enters Paris ; and the poem concludes . He SADLER'S LAW OF POPULATION . ( JULY 1830. ) The 128 MACAULAY'S MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS .
Page 137
... France . 140 4.22 England 160 3.66 Is 1 to 160 as 3.66 to 5:48 ? If Mr. Sadler's principle were just , the number of children produced by a marriage at the Cape would be , not 5'48 , but very near 600 . Ör take America and France . Is 4 ...
... France . 140 4.22 England 160 3.66 Is 1 to 160 as 3.66 to 5:48 ? If Mr. Sadler's principle were just , the number of children produced by a marriage at the Cape would be , not 5'48 , but very near 600 . Ör take America and France . Is 4 ...
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