History of Civilization in England, Zväzok 1

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Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1864

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From Central America 8485
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Operation of physical laws in Brazil 9298
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Illustrations from the history of French
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Influence of the general aspects of nature upon the imagination
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Also by an unhealthy climate making life precarious 115118
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This proposition illustrated by a comparison between Hindustan
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Hence it appears that of the two classes of mental and physical
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Failure of these methods 150152
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The progress of society is twofold moral and intellectual 158159
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And intellectual truths are constantly changing 164165
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CHAPTER V
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Reasons why the present history is restricted to England
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With that of the United States of America
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An inquiry into the changes in historical researches will throw
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One cause of error in history was the invention of writing 272276
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But the most active cause of all was the influence of the clergy 282283
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From Egypt 7584
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Illustration of this from the history of Charlemagne by Turpin 292294
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The first improvement in writing history began in the fourteenth
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Also in the work of Dr Horst on the Golden Tooth 304305
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Origin of religious toleration in England
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Scepticism and spirit of inquiry on other subjects 315318
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Chillingworth compared with Hooker and Jewel
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Under James I and Charles I this opposition to authority assumes
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Its influence upon Boyle 337339
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Illustration of this by the superstition of sailors and agriculturists
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These improvements were due to the sceptical and inquiring spirit 354355
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Aided by the vices of the king
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The clergy to recover their ground allied themselves with James II 361362
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Importance of the Revolution 367368
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Hence a schism in the church 375377
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The church rallied for a moment under Anne 382383
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Universal decline of France during the latter part of the reign
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To which and to the increasing power of public opinion England
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Greater power of the church in France than in England
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He supported the new secular scheme of government against
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Hence the French Protestants being headed by the clergy become
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They raise a civil war which was a struggle of classes rather than
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And by Mazarin
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CHAPTER IX
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The nobles displace the clergy and celibacy is opposed by
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Effects of this difference between the two countries in the four
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This state contrasted with that of England 575576
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Illustration from the history of chivalry 597583
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In the reign of Elizabeth both classes were weakened 590593
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The English rebellion was a war of classes 597605
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But in France the energy of the protective spirit and the power
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As such men were the leaders of the Fronde the rebellion naturally
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But the English rebellion succeeded because it was a democratic
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CHAPTER XII
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CHAPTER XIII
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Historical literature in France before the end of the sixteenth cen
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And from that of Bossuet
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His habit of looking at epochs
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In attacking which Voltaire anticipated Niebuhr
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CHAPTER XIV
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The intellect of France began to attack the state about 1750
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Just at the same time the government began to attack the church
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Connexion between this movement and the rise of atheism
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But in France immense impetus was given to zoology by Cuvier
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Relation between inventions discoveries and method and
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Great and successful efforts made by the French in botany 828831
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Analogy between this and Pinels work on insanity 834835
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The same democratic tendency was observable in changes of dress 841842
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Summary of the causes of the French Revolution 848850
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