Hubert Hervey, Student and Imperialist: A MemoirE. Arnold, 1899 - 151 pàgines |
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... called severe and classical . Rhetorical fireworks and poetry , in which the musical element predominated over the sense , bored and somewhat offended him . But he did not , of course , take his own opinions on such matters too ...
... called severe and classical . Rhetorical fireworks and poetry , in which the musical element predominated over the sense , bored and somewhat offended him . But he did not , of course , take his own opinions on such matters too ...
Pàgina 22
... called upon to intervene , he guarded most sensitively against any shade of interference with another person's liberty of opinion or of action . ' There was a deep fire in him , but it took a great cause or a great subject to draw it ...
... called upon to intervene , he guarded most sensitively against any shade of interference with another person's liberty of opinion or of action . ' There was a deep fire in him , but it took a great cause or a great subject to draw it ...
Pàgina 37
... called higher , however , stores energy , and waits for a favourable opportunity , and bursts out " miracu- lously , " like a volcano . Of course a miracle without cause is as meaningless as - what shall I say ? Well , as any effect ...
... called higher , however , stores energy , and waits for a favourable opportunity , and bursts out " miracu- lously , " like a volcano . Of course a miracle without cause is as meaningless as - what shall I say ? Well , as any effect ...
Pàgina 60
... called " practical , " and said to have " broad common sense , " were considered good enough , or rather considered the very best , for dealing with the greatest national affairs . Ignor- ance was at a premium . Surely knowledge and ...
... called " practical , " and said to have " broad common sense , " were considered good enough , or rather considered the very best , for dealing with the greatest national affairs . Ignor- ance was at a premium . Surely knowledge and ...
Pàgina 61
... called upon to govern , than any other nation . On ethical grounds such as these , he based his opinion of the right of Great Britain to be the dominant power of the world . He had a strong feeling of ' noblesse oblige ' with regard to ...
... called upon to govern , than any other nation . On ethical grounds such as these , he based his opinion of the right of Great Britain to be the dominant power of the world . He had a strong feeling of ' noblesse oblige ' with regard to ...
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Hubert Hervey, Student and Imperialist: A Memoir Earl Albert Henry George Grey Grey Visualització completa - 1899 |
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Hubert Hervey, Student and Imperialist: A Memoir Albert Henry George Grey Grey (4th earl) Visualització completa - 1899 |
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Pàgina 24 - Thornton. A SPORTING TOUR THROUGH THE NORTHERN PARTS OF ENGLAND AND GREAT PART OF THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND. By Colonel T. THORNTON, of Thornville Royal, in Yorkshire. With the Original Illustrations by GARRARD, and other Illustrations and Coloured Plates by GE LODGE.
Pàgina 56 - Probably everyone would agree that an Englishman would be right in considering his way of looking at the world and at life better than that of the Maori or...
Pàgina 58 - More especially must the difficulty caused by the absence of a generally recognised standard of justice be felt in the case of contact between civilized and uncivilized races. Is there any likelihood of the gulf between the white and the black man being bridged within any period of time that we can foresee ? Can there be any doubt that the white man must, and will, impose his superior civilization on the coloured races...
Pàgina 56 - In so far as an Englishman differs in essentials from a Swede or Belgian, he believes that he represents a more perfectly developed standard of general excellence. . . . Yes, and even those nations nearest to us in mind and sentiment — • German and Scandinavian — we regard on the whole as not so excellent as ourselves, comparing their typical characteristics with ours.