 | Sir Arthur Helps - 1861 - Počet stránok 536
...lives that are beyond biography, and require a history to be written in order to illustrate them. His career affords, perhaps, a solitary instance of a...benevolence, become so notable a figure, that large The life of portions of history cannot be written, or at least portion'of * cannot be understood, without... | |
 | Bernard Quaritch - 1864 - Počet stránok 644
...lives that are beyond biography, and require a history to be written in order to illustrate them, î is career affords, perhaps, a solitary instance of a...who, being neither a conqueror, a discoverer, nor an n venter, baa, by the pure force of benevolence, become so notable a figure that large portions of... | |
 | Sir Arthur Helps - 1868 - Počet stránok 322
...that \ are beyond biography, and require a history to , be written in order to illustrate them. His ; career affords, perhaps, a solitary instance of a...portions of history cannot be written, or at least 'The life of : Las Crisis cannot be understood, without the narrative of ia portion of historv. his... | |
 | Sir Arthur Helps - 1868 - Počet stránok 460
...lives that are beyond biography, and require a history to be written in order to illustrate them. His career affords, perhaps, a solitary instance of a...so notable a figure that large portions of history can not be written, or at least can not be understood, without the narrative of his deeds and efforts... | |
 | Joseph Sabin - 1870 - Počet stránok 590
...no doubt the one of 1697, wpra, Mr. Helps closes a fine eulogium in the following language : " His career affords, perhaps, a solitary instance of a...by the pure force of benevolence, become so notable * figure that large portions of history cannot be written, or at least cannot be understood, without... | |
 | Joseph Sabin - 1870 - Počet stránok 588
...no doubt the one of 1697, tufra. Mr. Helps closes a fine eulogium in the following language : " His career affords, perhaps, a solitary instance of a man who, being neither a conqueror, a diicoveror, nor an inventor, hai, by the pure force of benevolence, become 10 notable a figure that... | |
 | James Francis Cobb - 1876 - Počet stránok 260
...his work and his influence lived long after his decease. " His care.-r affords," says Sir A. Helps, " perhaps a solitary instance of a man who, being neither...being made one of the principal threads upon which history is strung. In early American history, Las Casas is undoubtedly the principal figure. His extraordinary... | |
 | Sir Arthur Helps - 1904 - Počet stránok 402
...lives that are beyond biography, and require a history to be written in order to illustrate them. His career affords, perhaps, a solitary instance of a...principal threads upon which the history is strung. Other men have undertaken great projects of benevolence, and have partially succeeded in them ; but... | |
 | Sir Arthur Helps - 1904 - Počet stránok 554
...lives that are beyond biography, and require a history to be written in order to illustrate them. His career affords, perhaps, a solitary instance of a...principal threads upon which the history is strung. Other men have undertaken great projects of benevolence, and have partially succeeded in them ; but... | |
 | Sir Arthur Helps - 1904 - Počet stránok 406
...lives that are beyond biography, and require a history to be written in order to illustrate them. His career affords, perhaps, a solitary instance of a...principal threads upon which the history is strung. Other men have undertaken great projects of benevolence, and have partially succeeded in them ; but... | |
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His was one of those few lives that are beyond biography, and require a history to be written in order to illustrate them. His career affords, perhaps, a solitary instance of a man who, being neither a conqueror, a discoverer, nor an inventor, has, by... 
