Letters on the Study and Use of History: On Exile ; the Spirit of Patriotism ; Idea of a Patriot King ; State of Parties in 1714Alexander Murray, 1870 - 280 pages |
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... success answered the design . The virtue of one genera- tion was tranfused by the magic of example into several ; and a spirit of heroism was maintained through many ages of that commonwealth . Now these are so many instances of the ...
... success answered the design . The virtue of one genera- tion was tranfused by the magic of example into several ; and a spirit of heroism was maintained through many ages of that commonwealth . Now these are so many instances of the ...
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... success . And yet one would think that this was the principal use of the study of history , by what has been written on the subject . I know not whether Machiavel himself is quite free from defect on this account : he seems to carry the ...
... success . And yet one would think that this was the principal use of the study of history , by what has been written on the subject . I know not whether Machiavel himself is quite free from defect on this account : he seems to carry the ...
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... success , we must have the same prudence , and the same fortune ; and since the example must not only answer the case before us in general , but in every minute circumstance . This is the sense of that admirable historian , and these ...
... success , we must have the same prudence , and the same fortune ; and since the example must not only answer the case before us in general , but in every minute circumstance . This is the sense of that admirable historian , and these ...
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... success of affairs , even the greatest , is mostly determined ; by these , and such methods as these , for I might descend into a much greater detail , a man of parts may improve the study of history to its proper and principal use ; he ...
... success of affairs , even the greatest , is mostly determined ; by these , and such methods as these , for I might descend into a much greater detail , a man of parts may improve the study of history to its proper and principal use ; he ...
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... success are equally instructive . In this pursuit of knowledge an immense field is spread to us : general histories , sacred and profane ; the histories of particular countries , particular events , particular orders , particular men ...
... success are equally instructive . In this pursuit of knowledge an immense field is spread to us : general histories , sacred and profane ; the histories of particular countries , particular events , particular orders , particular men ...
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