 | 1858 - 812 pages
...he, " are grave for liberty. We brlieve that we are advancing ; but can any man of observation, who has watched the events of the last few years in Europe, have failed to observe that there is a movement indeed, but я downward and backward movement ? There are a few spots... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1859 - 914 pages
...century. We talk of progress ; we believe that we are advancing; but can any man of observation who has watched the events of the last few years in Europe,...They are secondary places, nay, they are almost the holes and corners of Europe so far as mere material greatness is concerned, although their moral greatness... | |
 | History - 1859 - 858 pages
...century. "We talk of progress ; we believe that we are advancing; but can any man of observation •who has watched the events of the last few years in Europe,...downward and backward movement? There are a few spots hi which institutions that claim our sympathy still exist and flourish. They are secondary places,... | |
 | John Frederick Smith - Great Britain - 1864 - 576 pages
...century ; we talk of progress ; we believe that we are advancing ; but can any man of observation, who has watched the events of the last few years in Europe,...They are secondary places ; nay, they are almost the holes and corners of Europe as far as mere material greatness is concerned, although their moral greatness... | |
 | James Ewing Ritchie - 1866 - 912 pages
...century ; we talk of progress ; we believe that we are advancing : but, can any man of observation, who has watched the events of the last few years in Europe,...that there is a movement indeed, but a downward and a backward movement? There are a few spots in which institutions that claim our sympathy still exist... | |
 | 1898 - 642 pages
...century ; we talk of progress ; we believe that we are advancing. But can any man of observation who has watched the events of the last few years in Europe...are secondary places — nay, they are almost the holes and corners of Europe, so far as mero material greatness is concerned, although their moral greatness... | |
 | George Barnett Smith - 1879 - 640 pages
...century ; we talk of progress ; we believe that we are advancing, but can any man of observation who has watched the events of the last few years in Europe...There are a few spots in which institutions that claim onr sympathy still exist and flourish. They are secondary places — nay, they are almost the holes... | |
 | George Barnett Smith - 1880 - 620 pages
...century ; we talk of progress; we believe that we are advancing, but can any man of observation who has watched the events of the last few years in Europe...are secondary places — nay, they are almost the holes and corners of Europe so far as mere material greatness is concerned, although their moral greatness... | |
 | George Barnett Smith - 1880 - 624 pages
...century ; we talk of progress; we believe that we are advancing, but can any man of observation who has watched the events of the last few years in Europe...are secondary places — nay, they are almost the holes and corners of Europe so far as mere material greatness is concerned, although their moral greatness... | |
 | Thomas Wemyss Reid - Great Britain - 1880 - 1224 pages
...century ; we talk of progress; we believe that we are advancing, but can any man of observation who has watched the events of the last few years in Europe...are secondary places — nay, they are almost the holes and corners of Europe so far ag mere material greatness is concerned, although their moral greatness... | |
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These times are grave for liberty. We live in the nineteenth century ; we talk of progress; we believe that we are advancing, but can any man of observation who has watched the events of the last few years in Europe have failed to perceive that there... 
