 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 466 страници
...the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract truth which interpenetrates them, and lies latent among them, like gold in the ore, that the mass derives its whole value ; and the precious particles are geherally combined with the baser in such a manner that the separation is a task of the utmost difficulty.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 страници
...the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract truth which interpenetrates them, and lies latent as honest as a vile temper would suffer him to be...capacity, but licentious, faithless, corrupt, and cr inch a manner that the separation is a task of the utmost difficulty. Here Thucydides is deficient... | |
 | Gustaf Clemens Hebbe - 1848 - 592 страници
...mere dross of history ; as it is from the abstract truth which interpenetrates them, and lies latent among them, like gold in the ore, that the mass derives its whole value." We have alluded to the historian's duty, and indeed it is grave and responsible. Even the most profound... | |
 | 1852 - 780 страници
...the abstract truth which interpenetrates them, and lies latent among them, like gold in the ore, lhat , now the ghost of his former self, loved to haunt the scene of his wus in the nature of things necessary that, in some part of its progress through political science,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 770 страници
...derives its whole value ; and the precious particles are generally combined with the baser in Euch a manner that the separation is a task of the utmost...It •was the inevitable effect of circumstances. Il was in the nature of things necessary that, in some part of its progress through political science,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 страници
...the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract truth which interpenetrates them, and lies latent and the next post brought us an account of the battle...saltcellar; — an ungrateful prince, an undisciplined «•as the inevitable effect of circumstances. It was in the nature of things necessary that, in some... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1859 - 768 страници
...mere dros.« of history. It is from the abstract truth which interpenetrates them, and lies latent among them, like gold in the ore, that the mass derives...particles are generally combined with the baser in «uch a manner that the separation is a task of the utmost difficulty. Here Thucydides is deficient.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 704 страници
...mere dross of history. J It is from the abstract truth which interpenetrates them, and lies latent among them like gold in the ore, that the mass derives...manner that the separation is a task of the utmost difficnlty. Here Thucydides is deficient: the deficiency, indeed, is not discreditable to him. It was... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1875 - 716 страници
...the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract truth which interpenetrates them, and lita latent among them like gold in the ore, that the mass derives its whole value : and the precious particles are geI 2 nerallj combined with the baser in such a manner that the separation is a task of the utmost... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1876 - 768 страници
...the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract truth which interpenetrates them, and lies latent among them like gold in the ore, that the mass derives...the separation is a task of the utmost difficulty. LORD MACAULAY : History. The best historians of later times have been seduced from truth, not by their... | |
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Facts are the mere dross of history. It is from the abstract truth which interpenetrates them, and lies latent among them like gold in the ore, that the mass derives its whole value... 
