 | 1849 - 468 páginas
...all his own. " I propose," says Mr. Macaulay, " to write the History of England from the accession of James the Second down to a time which is within the memory of men still living." And we propose, if life and health be spared us, from time to time to lay before our readers such sketches... | |
 | 1849 - 606 páginas
...expositor of our civil and religious liberties. As Mr. Macaulay's History of England is to be brought " down to a time which is within the memory of men still living," it will no doubt include the chronicle of the Great Revolution, which, at the close of the last century,... | |
 | 1848 - 460 páginas
...author's purpose are to bring down the history of England " from the accession of King James the Second to a time which is within the memory of men still living," but they are complete in themselves, and no doubt fair samples of all the rest. We need not say that... | |
 | William Maxwell - 1848 - 460 páginas
...author's purpose are to bring down the history of England " from the accession of King James the Second to a time which is within the memory of men still living," but they are complete in themselves, and no doubt fair samples of all the rest. We need not say that... | |
 | 1849 - 818 páginas
...discreditable haste and superficiality. ' I purpose to write the history of England from the accession of King James the Second down to a time which is within...the course of that revolution which terminated the long struggle between our sovereigns and their parliaments, and hound up together the rights of the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 470 páginas
...447 HISTORY OF ENGLAND, CHAPTER I. I PURPOSE to write the history of England from the accession of King James the Second down to a time which is within...the course of that revolution which terminated the long struggle between our sovereigns and their parliaments, and bound up together the rights of the... | |
 | 1849 - 854 páginas
...a kind of programme of the work : " I propose to write the History of England from the Accession of atum. ofthat revolution which terminated the long struggle between our sovereigns and their parliaments,... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1849 - 840 páginas
...accession of King James tlic Second down to я time which is within tin: memory of men still living. Т shall recount the errors which, in a few months, alienated...the course of that Revolution which terminated the long struggle between our sovereigns und their parliaments, and hound up together the rights of the... | |
 | Thomas Powell - 1849 - 324 páginas
...opening sentence. " I propose to write the history of England from the accession of king James II, down to a time which is within the memory of men still...recount the errors which, in a few months, alienated a legal gentry and priesthood from the House of Stuart. I shall trace the course of that revolution which... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay - 1849 - 884 páginas
...HISTORY OF ENGLAND. CHAPTER L • I PURPOSE to write the history of England from the acces- CHAP. sion of King James the Second down to a time which is within...memory of men still living. I shall recount the errors UOD. which, in a few months, alienated a loyal gentry and priesthood from the House of Stuart. I shall... | |
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I PURPOSE to write the history of England from the accession of King James the Second down to a time which is within the memory of men still living. 
