 But the scale on which he represents them is increased or diminished, not according to the dignity of the persons concerned in them, but according to the degree in which they elucidate the condition of society and the nature of man.  Southern Literary Messenger - Page 2221858Full view - About this book
 | 1828 - 608 pages
...to the dignity of the persons concerned in them; but according to the decree in which they elucidate the condition of society and the nature of man. He shows us the court, the camp, and the senate. Bir he shows us also thfl nation. He considers no aneedote, no peculiarity of manner,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1840 - 464 pages
...to the dignity of the persons concerned in them, but according to the degree in which they elucidate the condition of society and the nature of man. He shows us the court, the camp, and the senate. But he shows us also the nation. He considers no anecdote, no peculiarity of manner,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1846 - 782 pages
...to the dignity of the persons concerned in them, but according to the degree in which they elucidate Macaulay and the senate. But he shows us also the nation He considers no anecdote, no peculiarity of manner,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1852 - 764 pages
...to the dignity of the persons concerned In them, but according to the degree in which they elucidate the condition of society and the nature of man. He shows us the court, the camp, and the senate. But he shows us also the nation He considers no anecdote, no peculiarity of manner,... | |
 | English essays - 1852 - 780 pages
...tl • dignity of the persons concerned In them, but according to the degree in which they elucidate Her acquisitions in the New World have more than compensated and the senate. But he shows us also the nation He considers no anecdote, no peculiarity of manner,... | |
 | Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot - Periodicals - 1856 - 516 pages
...to the dignity of the persons concerned in them, but according to the degree in which they elucidate the condition of society and the nature of man. He shows us the court, the camp, and the senate; but he shows us also the nation. He considers no anecdote, no peculiarity of manner,... | |
 | Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot - Periodicals - 1856 - 520 pages
...they elucidate the condition of society and the nature of man. He shows us the court, the camp, and the senate ; but he shows us also the nation. He considers no aneedote, no peculiarity of manner, no familiar saying, as too insignificant for his notice, which... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 pages
...to the dignity of the persons concerned in them, but according to the degree in which they elucidate the condition of society and the nature of man. He shows us the court, the camp, and the senate. But he shows us also the nation He considers no anecdote, no peculiarity of manner,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1859 - 768 pages
...they elucidate the condition of society and the nature of man. He shows us the court, the camp, and the senate. But he shows us also the nation He considers...peculiarity of manner, no familiar saying, as too insignifi» cant for his notice, which is not too insignificant to illustrate the operation of laws,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1860 - 820 pages
...they elucidate the condition of society and the nature of man. He shows us the court, the camp, and the senate. But he shows us also the nation He considers...manner, no familiar saying, as too insignificant for Us notice, which is not too insignificant to illustrate the operation of laws, of religion, and of... | |
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