 ... than the fancy. This seems, however, to have been the case with Bacon. His boyhood and youth appear to have been singularly sedate. His gigantic scheme of philosophical reform is said by some writers to have been planned before he was fifteen; and...  The North British Review - Page 2491864Full view - About this book
 | 1837 - 608 pages
...writers to have been planned before he was fifteen; and was undoubtedly planned while he was still young. He observed as vigilantly, meditated as deeply, and...later writings are far superior to those of his youth. In this respect the history of his mind bears some resemblance to the history of the mind of Burke.... | |
 | 1838 - 870 pages
...to have been planned before he was fifteen ; and was undoubtedly planned while he was still young. He observed as vigilantly, meditated as deeply, and...later writings are far superior to those of his youth. In this respect the history of his mind bears some resemblance to the history of the mind of Burke.... | |
 | 1838 - 822 pages
...young. He observed as vigilantly, meditated u deeply, and judged as temperately, when he gave his irel work to the world as at the close of his long career. Bat in eloquence, in sweetness, and variety of expression, and in richness of illustration, his later... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 516 pages
...have been planned before he was fifteen ; and was undoubtedly planned while he was still young. Ha observed as vigilantly, meditated as deeply, and judged...later writings are far superior to those of his youth. In this respect the history of his mind bears soma resemblance to the history of the mind of Burke.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 520 pages
...writers to have been planned before he was fifteen, and was undoubtedly planned while he was still young. He observed as vigilantly, meditated as deeply, and...later writings are far superior to those of his youth. In this respect the history of his mind bears some resemblance to the history of the mind of Burke.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pages
...to have been planned before he was fifteen ; and was undoubtedly planned while he was still young. He observed as vigilantly, meditated as deeply, and...variety of expression, and in richness of illustration, hi: later writings are far superior to tho.se of his youth. In this respect the history of his mind... | |
 | James Sheridan Knowles - 1847 - 344 pages
...to have been planned before he was fifteen ; and was undoubtedly planned while he was still young. He observed as vigilantly, meditated as deeply, and...career. But in eloquence, in sweetness, and variety o expression, and in richness of illustration, bis later writings arc far superior to those of his... | |
 | 1893 - 688 pages
...judged as temperately when be gave bit fi rsl work to tbe world us at tbe dose of bis long career. Bui in eloquence, in sweetness and variety of expression,...illustration, his later writings are far superior to those of bis youth. In this respect the history of bis mind bears some resemblance to the history ou the emotions... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1850 - 338 pages
...writers to have been planned before he was fifteen, and was undoubtedly planned while he was still young. He observed as vigilantly, meditated as deeply, and...later writings are far superior to those of his youth. In this respect the history of his mind bears some resemblance to the history of the mind of Burke.... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1851 - 192 pages
...writers to have been planned before he was fifteen, and was undoubtedly planned while he was still young. He observed as vigilantly, meditated as deeply, and...later writings are far superior to those of his youth. In this respect the history of his mind bears some resemblance to the history of the miud of Burke.... | |
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