 They are powerful, not only to delight, but to elevate and purify. Nor do we envy the man who can study either the life or the writings of the great poet and patriot, without aspiring to emulate, not indeed the sublime works with which his genius has...  Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature - Page 443edited by - 1844Full view - About this book
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1851 - 768 pages
...not only to delight, but to elevate and purify. Nor do we envy the man who can study cither the life or the writings of the great Poet and Patriot without aspiring to emulate, not indced the sublime works with which his genius has euriched our literature, but the zeal with which... | |
 | English essays - 1852 - 780 pages
...not only to delight, but to elevate and purify. Nor do we envy the man who can study either the life pidity had obtained for him, that he took liberties with the House, of which laboured Tor the public good, the fortitude with which tie endured every private calamity, the lofty... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1852 - 764 pages
...not only to delight, 3ut to elevate and purify. Nor do we envy the man who can study either the life or the writings of the great Poet and Patriot without...sublime works with which his genius has enriched our iterature, but the zeal with which he laboured ibr the public good, the fortitude with which le endured... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - Great Britain - 1853 - 538 pages
...malignancy of his enemies, have sought to load it, " We envy not the man who can study either the life or the writings of the great poet and patriot, without...enriched our literature, — but the zeal with which he laboured for the public good, the fortitude with which he endured every private calamity, the lofty... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1856 - 752 pages
...not only to delight, but to elevate and purify. Nor do we envy the man who can study either the life or the writings of the great Poet and Patriot without...enriched our literature, but the zeal with which he laboured for the public good, the fortitude with which he endured every private calamity, the lofty... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1856 - 770 pages
...not only to delight, but to elevate and purify. Nor do we envy the man who can study either the life or the writings of the great Poet and Patriot without...sublime works with which his genius has enriched our iterature, but the zeal with which he laboured Ъг the public good, the fortitude with which le endured... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1857 - 800 pages
...not only to delight, hut to elevate and purify. Nor do we envy the man who can study either the life or the writings of the great poet and patriot without aspiring to emulate, not indeed the suhlime works with which his genins has enriched our literature, hut the zeal with which he lahoied... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 pages
...not only to delight, sut to elevate and purify. Nor do we envy the man who can study either the life or the writings of the great Poet and Patriot without...sublime works with which his genius has enriched our iterature, but the zeal with which he laboured 'or the public good, the fortitude with which le endured... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1859 - 768 pages
...our ¡terature, but the zeal with which he laboured Ъг the public good, the fortitude wilh which le endured every private calamity, the lofty disdain with which he looked down on temptaion and dangers, the deadly hatred which he зоге to bigots and tyrants, and the faith which... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1897 - 1102 pages
...not only to delight, but to elevate and purify. Nor do we envy the man who can study either the life or the writings of the great poet and patriot, without...enriched our literature, but the zeal with which he laboured for the public good, the fortitude with which he endured every private calamity, the lofty... | |
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