 Lecky has not chosen to deal with events in chronological order, nor does he present the details of personal, party, or military affaire. The work is rather an attempt 'to disengage from the great mass of facts those which relate to the permanent forces...  The North American Review - Page 3801878Full view - About this book
 | American literature - 1878 - 612 pages
...the minor personal and party incidents which form so large a part of political annals. It has been my object to disengage from the great mass of facts those...some of the more enduring features of national life. The growth or decline of the monarchy, the aristocracy, and the democracy, of the Church and of Dissent,... | |
 | American literature - 1878 - 684 pages
...a method of its own. The author does not describe the period in order of events, but has disengaged from the great mass of facts those which relate to...permanent forces of the nation, or which indicate the enduring feamres of national life, such as the growth or decline of the monarchy, aristocracy,... | |
 | Books - 1875 - 526 pages
...minor personal and party incidents which form so large a part of political annals. It has been his object to disengage from the great mass of facts those...some of the more enduring features of national life. The subjects on which he has especially dilated are : the growth or decline of the Monarchy, the Aristocracy,... | |
 | Arthur Cayley Headlam - Religion - 1879 - 550 pages
...himself to give a broad general view, rather than a detailed account ; thinking it more important ' to disengage from the great mass of facts those which...permanent forces of the nation, or which indicate the more enduring features of national life ; the growth or decline of the monarchy, the aristocracy... | |
 | Science - 1877 - 748 pages
...according to the order of time." This ia, indeed, the philosophy of history ; and, instead of giving a dry narrative of events year by year, it has been...agricultural, the manufacturing, and the commercial interests ; the increasing power of Parliament and of the press ; the history of political ideas, of... | |
 | Edward Beecher - Future life - 1878 - 372 pages
...according to the order of time.'' This is, indeed, the philosophy of history; and, instead of giving a dry narrative of events year by year, it has been...agricultural, the manufacturing, and the commercial interests; the increasing power of Parliament and of the press ; the history of political ideas, of... | |
 | Sir Theodore Martin - Great Britain - 1878 - 456 pages
...time." This is, indeed, the philosophy of history; and, instead of giving a dry narrative of events yeaj by year, it has been Mr. Lecky's object " to disengage...agricultural, the manufacturing, and the commercial interests ; the increasing power of Parliament and of the press ; the history of political ideas, of... | |
 | Edward Beecher - Future life - 1878 - 366 pages
...according to the order of time.'1 This is, indeed, Ihe philosophy of history; and, instead of giving a dry narrative of events year by year, it has been...permanent forces of the nation, or which indicate Borne of the more enduring features of national life, and to present the growth or decline of monarchy,... | |
 | Science - 1878 - 802 pages
...minor personal and party Incidents, which form so large a part of political annalx. It has been my object to disengage from the great mass of facts those...some of the more enduring features of national life. The growth or decline of the monarchy, the aristocracy, and the democracy, of the Church and of Dissent,... | |
 | English literature - 1878 - 596 pages
...the minor personal and party incidents which form so large a part of political annals. It has been my object to disengage from the great mass of facts those...some of the more enduring features of national life. The growth or decline of the monarchy, the aristocracy, and the democracy, of the Church and of Dissent,... | |
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