The Eclectic Review, Volume 2; Volume 115Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Thomas Price, Josiah Conder, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood 1862 |
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Page 272
... Voltaire , whose eloquence there was no Bossuet or Pascal to oppose , and who had exercised a wonderful influence over Frederick from the time when he turned to him for advice in the anxieties of his agitated youth -this Voltaire , who ...
... Voltaire , whose eloquence there was no Bossuet or Pascal to oppose , and who had exercised a wonderful influence over Frederick from the time when he turned to him for advice in the anxieties of his agitated youth -this Voltaire , who ...
Page 273
... Voltaire , it would seem as if they fully under- stood the meaning of the old Scotch proverb , Caw me , and I'll caw thee . ' Frederick , on his part , rejoiced to think that ' the swan of the Seine ' would carry the fame of his doings ...
... Voltaire , it would seem as if they fully under- stood the meaning of the old Scotch proverb , Caw me , and I'll caw thee . ' Frederick , on his part , rejoiced to think that ' the swan of the Seine ' would carry the fame of his doings ...
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... Voltaire . 501 freedom of the press , a feat of still higher and more self - denying quality . His behaviour also to those persons who had occupied towards him in his father's day friendly or unfriendly relations , seems to have been ...
... Voltaire . 501 freedom of the press , a feat of still higher and more self - denying quality . His behaviour also to those persons who had occupied towards him in his father's day friendly or unfriendly relations , seems to have been ...
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