 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
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Criminal law - 1880 - 640 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...has enriched our literature, but the zeal with which be labored for the public good, the fortitude with which he endured every private calamity, the lofty... | |
 | English essays - 1881 - 578 pages
...not only to delight, but to elevate and purify. Nor do we envy the man who can study either the life if we must make our choice, we shall, like Bassanio...and the Fool's head, and fix our choice on the pl laboured for the public good, the fortitude with which he endured every private calamity, the lofty... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1882 - 878 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...calamity, the lofty disdain with which he looked down on temptations and dangers, the deadly hatred which he bore to bigots and tyrants, and the faith which... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - American literature - 1882 - 1192 pages
...sublime works with which his getim* baa enriched our literature, but the zeal with whieh he laboured for the public good, the fortitude with which he endured...calamity, the lofty disdain with which he looked down on temptations and danger*, the deadly hatred which he bore to bigots and tyrants, and the faith which... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay - English literature - 1883 - 1254 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...emulate, not indeed the sublime works with which his geniui has enriched our literature, but the zeal with which he laboured for the public good, the fortitude... | |
 | James Hogg, Florence Marryat - 1883 - 876 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 aspiring to emulate, not indeed the sublime KK EVEN in the fiercest uproar of our stormy passions conscience, though in her softest whispers, gives... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays], Milton.), Alexander Mackie - English language - 1884 - 216 pages
...dramatists. 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...to emulate, not indeed the sublime works with which 5 his genius has enriched our literature, but the zeal with which he laboured for the public good,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1885 - 916 pages
...not only to delight, but to elevate and purify. Nor do we envy the man who can study either the life $ euriched our literature, but the /xral with which he laboured for the public good, the fortitude with... | |
 | Robert Cochrane - Authors, English - 1887 - 572 pages
...not only to delight, but to elevate and purify. Nor do we envy the man who can study either the life e them both alike. This justifies the high providence euriched our literature, but the zeal with which he laboured for the public good, the fortitude with... | |
 | John McClintock - Bible - 1890 - 1020 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 laliored for the public good, the fortitude with which he endured every private calamity, the lofty... | |
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