Critical and Historical Essays. Volume 3

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Томас Бабингтон Маколей

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Зарубежная классика

Год написания книги

2018

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Not demonstrated in its later form by Mr. Bentham, 487.

Greece, review of Mr. Mitford's History of, i. 56-82.

Errors of the historians of, 57, 58.

Partly caused by their high estimation of later classic writers, 59.

Military history of, 152.

Progress of literature in, 204.

All education oral in, 242.

Absence of progress in political science in, 265.

Instances of the corruption of judges in the ancient commonwealths of, ii. 431.

Greek Drama, derived from the Ode, i. 95.

Greeks, their attitude toward women, i. 25. See Athenians.

Grenville, George, opposed to Pitt's war policy, iii. 613 (#x19_x_19_i7).

Heads Bute's ministry in the Commons, 619 (#x19_x_19_i16).

Supports Bute's excise bill, 634 (#x19_x_19_i41).

Insulted by Pitt, 635 (#x19_x_19_i41).

Becomes First Lord of the Treasury, 637 (#x19_x_19_i44).

His characteristics, 638 (#x19_x_19_i46).

Attacks Wilkes, 639 (#x19_x_19_i48), 642 (#x19_x_19_i54).

Conduct toward the king, 644 (#x19_x_19_i56).

His Stamp Act and Regency Bill, 647 (#x19_x_19_i60), 648 (#x20_x_20_i1).

His vehement opposition to the repeal of the former, 663 (#x20_x_20_i35).

Conciliation with Chatham, 680 (#x20_x_20_i66).

Death, 681 (#x20_x_20_i67).

Grey, Lady Jane, her high classical acquirements, ii. 368.

Guadaloupe, fall of, ii. 276.

Guicciardini, ii. 64.

Guise, Henry, Duke of, his conduct compared to that of Essex, ii. 389.

Gunpowder, inventor of, unknown, ii. 452.

Habeas Corpus Act, Lord Shaftesbury's connection with, ii. 570, 578.

Hale, Sir Matthew, integrity of, ii. 405.

Halifax, Charles Montague, Earl of, his attainments, iii. 409 (#x13_x_13_i8).

Draws Addison into politics, 411 (#x13_x_13_i10).

Addison's Epistle to, 421 (#x13_x_13_i25).

Loses power, 422 (#x13_x_13_i27).

Returns to the Council, 432 (#x13_x_13_i63).

Halifax, George Savile, Viscount, a trimmer; compared with Shaftesbury, ii. 573.

His political tracts, 575.

His oratorical powers, 575, 576.

The king's dislike of him, 576, 577.

Hallam, Henry, his History of England dry but accurate, i. 287.

His perfect fairness to all parties, 290.

Just condemnation of Cranmer, 298.

His view of Strafford's punishment, 312.

Of the Parliament of 1640, 316.

Condemns the Long Parliament, 336.

His estimate of Cromwell, 347.

Of Clarendon, 362.

Of William III.'s reign, 809.

Hamilton, Gerard, his celebrated speech, ii. 205.

Hammond, Henry, uncle of Sir William Temple, ii. 509.