The Quarterly Review, Volumes 291-292John Murray, 1953 - English literature |
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Page 288
... influence upon the oratory of Greece and particularly of Athens . But this influence did not make itself felt until after the beginning of the Peloponnesian War , for Pericles , reputed to be the most effective and persuasive orator ...
... influence upon the oratory of Greece and particularly of Athens . But this influence did not make itself felt until after the beginning of the Peloponnesian War , for Pericles , reputed to be the most effective and persuasive orator ...
Page 304
... influence was strong over the rest of the country . Nor did that influence end when the Tartar military power was broken , but socially and mentally lay like a dead hand over Russia till Peter the Great's sweeping reforms in the early ...
... influence was strong over the rest of the country . Nor did that influence end when the Tartar military power was broken , but socially and mentally lay like a dead hand over Russia till Peter the Great's sweeping reforms in the early ...
Page 309
... influence into Russia . And here a curious point may be noted . In Russian upper - middle and commercial classes practically the only foreign language known was German . Yet in those classes Germans were thoroughly unpopular - a ...
... influence into Russia . And here a curious point may be noted . In Russian upper - middle and commercial classes practically the only foreign language known was German . Yet in those classes Germans were thoroughly unpopular - a ...
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