 He judges of a theory, of a public measure, of a religion or a political party, of a peace or a war, as men judge of a picture or a statue, by the effect produced on his imagination. A chain of associations is to him what a chain of reasoning is to other...  The Works of Lord Macaulay - Page 437by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1898Full view - About this book
 | 1830 - 590 pages
...Southey's, — a mind richly endowed in many respects by ' nature, and highly cultivated by study, — a mind which has exercised ' considerable influence...enlightened people that ever existed, — should be utterly des' titute of the power of discerning truth from falsehood. Yet such is ' the fact. Government is... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835 - 520 pages
...Southey's, — a miml richly endowed in many respects by nature, and highly cultivated by study, — a mind which has exercised considerable influence on...Southey one of the fine arts. He judges of a theory or a public measure, of a religion, a political party, a peace or i war, as men judge of a picture... | |
 | Maurice Cross - 1835 - 920 pages
...Southey's, — a mind richly endowed in many respects by nature, and highly cultivated by study, — a mind which has exercised considerable influence on...the fact. Government is to Mr. Southey one of the tine arts. lie judges of a theory or a public measure, of a religion, a political party, a peace or... | |
 | 1835 - 916 pages
...richly endowed in many respects by nature, and highly cultivated by study, — a mind which hascxercised j !yy } J U ٜ FP Hmh] t \Be + t. is-to Mr. Southey one of the fine arts. He judges of a theory or a public measure, of a religion, a... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 466 pages
...Prospects of Society. By ROBERT SOOTHEY, Esq. LL. D. Poet Laureate. 2 vols. 8vo. London. 1829. tion of the most enlightened people that ever existed,...Southey one of the fine arts. He judges of a theory or a public measure, of a religion, a political party, a peace or a war, as men judge of a picture... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1843 - 390 pages
...Mr. Southey's, a mind richly endowed in many respects by nature, and highly cultivated by study, a mind which has exercised considerable influence on...utterly destitute of the power of discerning truth from * Sir Thomas More; or Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society. By ROBERT SOUTHEY, Esq.,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1846 - 782 pages
...Mr. Souther's, a mind richly endowed in many respects by nature and highly cultivated fcy study, a dged, the Sonthey one of the fine arts. He judges of a theory or a public measure, of a religion, a political... | |
 | Languages, Modern - 1872 - 500 pages
...extraordinary that so much ignorance should exist on this subject. I, 216: It is extraordinary that Mr. Southey should be utterly destitute of the power of discerning truth from falsehood. II, 105 : To many persons it appears extraordinary that Henry the Eighth should have been able to maintain... | |
 | 1849 - 736 pages
...that a mind like Mr. Southey's, a mir.d richly endowed by nature and highly cultivated by study, a mind which has exercised considerable influence on...discerning truth from falsehood. Yet such is the fact." Again : " In the mind of Mr. Southey, reason has no place at all, as either leader or follower, as... | |
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