| 单词 | Lord Macaulay |
| 例句 | Within 25 years of Walpole’s death in 1797, the politician and writer Lord Macaulay was loftily condemning him as “the most eccentric, the most artificial, the most fastidious of men.” Special Report: Museums: The Gothic Pioneer Horace Walpole Finally Gets His Due 2011-03-22T17:00:08Z Overcame it to achieve mastery of the language, inspired by Lord Macaulay. Boris Johnson and Winston Churchill: can you tell them apart? 2013-06-04T15:35:01Z Lord Macaulay cried, fearful that his Whig politics would be misrepresented. Review | Sure, Google is handy, but what about the mighty book index? 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z He went on: “We will see an Indian education policy in this country instead of the education policy given us by Lord Macaulay.” The Billionaire Yogi Behind Modi’s Rise 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Mr. George Roberts, who supplied Lord Macaulay with much material for his “History of England,” relates that Borde was a man of great learning, and had travelled on the continent. The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. 2012-04-25T02:01:14.613Z His grave is situated at the foot of p. 55the coffin of Handel, and at the head of the coffin of R. B. Sheridan, and between the coffins of Lord Macaulay and Cumberland the dramatist. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z Much of the poetry of this time was, consciously or unconsciously, mimetic—mainly of Sir Walter Scott and of Lord Macaulay, whose "Lays of Ancient Rome" had recently been published. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z He is indeed the brilliant Halifax of his age—at least he is a complete embodiment of Lord Macaulay's Halifax. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z To suggest that the great dreamer was not a reprobate in his youth, and thus spoil the contrast between his converted and unconverted life, was a perilous act on Lord Macaulay’s part. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature 2012-03-29T02:00:13.900Z As Sir James Mackintosh and Lord Macaulay in different words both said, it was always a Chamber whose tastes and verdict were incalculable. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Lord Macaulay’s description of Roxana, Moll Flanders and Colonel Jack as “utterly nauseous and wretched” must be set aside as a freak of criticism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z For a time the example of Lord Macaulay's ballad poetry prevailed, with its long rolling metre, its picturesque nomenclature, its contrasts rather rhetorical than poetical. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z He could have shut up the late Lord Macaulay in no time; and I doubt whether Mr. Seward could have contrived to edge in a word while Thiers was in the same room. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Many a well-known Parliamentary orator has won his first fame on the benches of the Union, Lord Macaulay being a notable example. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Lord Macaulay, who is incorrect on the facts taken from The Western Martyrology, certainly exaggerated in stating that Tutchin's temper was "exasperated to madness by what he had undergone." Selected Poems (1685-1700) 2011-12-27T03:00:09.253Z The writings of Lord Macaulay will furnish him at need with the necessary facility in lightning characterization. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z And so did Davis in a very memorable ballad; but the likeness was mainly in the measure, and Lord Macaulay had no copyright in lines of fourteen feet. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The "Pall Mall Gazette" found his picture well painted in Lord Macaulay's analysis of the motives which influenced Edmund Burke, when he flung his soul into the impeachment of Warren Hastings. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Hutchinson says, and the statement has been repeated by Lord Macaulay, that this was at one time the only road between Keswick and the West Coast. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z The above article by Lord Macaulay has been slightly revised for this edition by Mr Austin Dobson, as regards questions of fact for which there has been new evidence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Lord Macaulay once wrote of some one, "In private life he was stern, morose, and inexorable"; he was probably a Dutchman. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z It is not, as Lord Macaulay maintained, that the evils of man's life are the same now as formerly, and that nothing has changed but the intelligence which has become conscious of them. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z Cervantes wrote what Lord Macaulay called "incomparably the greatest novel ever written" in a debtor's prison, out of which it seemed he might never be able to secure his release. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z "Lays of Ancient Rome": A volume of poems written by Lord Macaulay and first published in 1842. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z Lord Macaulay, though a Whig of the Whigs, gave an effective answer when he brought forward his famous fool, who declared "he would never go into the water until he had learnt to swim." Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z The passage exhibits the benign and contemporary influences of Lord Macaulay and Mr. Bowdler, and it contains all the necessary ingredients, except perhaps a "venal Chancellor" and a "greedy mistress." Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z The tittle-tattle against Leigh Hunt repeated by Lord Macaulay is, on the face of it, unworthy of notice. Dickens English Men of Letters 2011-07-13T02:00:19.017Z Yet his power, proven on many a field in the Philippines, to kindle martial ardor by example, suggests the ubiquitous “Helmet of Navarre” of Lord Macaulay’s poem. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z Lord Macaulay dates the commencement of English newspapers from this period, when a great many new journals made their appearance. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z "Instantly," writes Lord Macaulay, "a troop of Lords of the Bedchamber, of Bishops who wished to be translated, and of Scotch peers who wished to be reelected, made haste to change sides." The Impeachment of The House of Brunswick 2011-05-31T02:00:34.353Z Critics, as is well known, have censured Lord Macaulay for his indiscriminate adoption of the vulgar and often malignant rhapsodies sung in the streets of London. An Anthology of Jugoslav Poetry; Serbian Lyrics 2011-05-14T02:00:10.287Z The foregoing are respectable figures, but they appear small when compared with the amounts paid to Lord Macaulay. Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z Lord Macaulay’s father was doing the same sort of agitating in England about the same time. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z Lord Macaulay’s view of the case is harsh enough. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z History of England from the Accession of James the Second by Lord Macaulay. Cambridge. Printed at the Riverside Press 1866. 8vo, eight volumes, half red levant morocco, gilt back, gilt top, uncut edges, by Bedford. A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:34.387Z Selections from the Writings of Lord Macaulay 2 v. A Selection from the Poems of William Morris 2011-02-11T03:00:29.580Z “The only true history of a country,” said Lord Macaulay, “is to be found in its newspapers.” Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z I have quoted Lord Macaulay and Huxley as ridiculing those who entertained such an idea. Education: How Old The New 2011-01-14T03:00:54.370Z Lord Macaulay means very much the same thing when he calls Dryden a great “critical poet,” and the founder of the “critical school of English poetry.” The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z The star orator was the young political essayist who would become the great Victorian historian Lord Macaulay. The thrill of the count 2010-04-23T15:01:00Z If the Puritans regarded bowls with no friendly eye, as Lord Macaulay asserts, one can hardly wonder at it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Lord Macaulay lived a life of no more than fifty-nine years and three months. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 “Lord Macaulay says, ‘Among modern works I only know two perfect ones; they are Pascal’s Provincial Letters, and the Letters of Madame de Sévigné.’” Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands And yet, Lord Macaulay has surrendered his reason to just such an assumption. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence Lord Macaulay has made all the world familiar with the bray of Exeter Hall. Here and There in London I am not exactly aware how or why these changes were to have occurred, but Lord Macaulay's New Zealander might have originated them. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Henry Hallam, historian and essayist; Leigh Hunt, poet, essayist, and critic; Brunel and Stephenson, civil engineers; De Quincy, essayist; and Lord Macaulay, historian, essayist, and poet, died. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 To some historical readers the word "Darien" only recalls the bitter prejudice entertained against William III, our "Dutch King," notwithstanding the special pleading of Lord Macaulay and others. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West But the above argument, summed up by Lord Macaulay, is the strongest on record for any man till now. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence Mr. Pitt knew this speech by heart, and Lord Macaulay has called it incomparable; and these judges of the oratorical art have well decided. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century Two letters from Mrs. Carlyle's "Letters and Memorials," and one letter from Sir G. O. Trevelyan's "Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay." A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing Her last letter to her old friend Sir Henry Holland was after reading the first volume of Lord Macaulay's History. A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen After observing that the treatise shows the narrow limits of Addison's classical knowledge, Lord Macaulay adds: 'It is melancholy to see how helplessly he gropes his way from blunder to blunder. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) Lord Macaulay was pre-eminently a fortunate man; and his good fortune has survived him. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) No arts," writes Lord Macaulay, "could shake the confidence which she reposed in her old and trusty servant. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Lord Macaulay attributed his marvellous memory to a very simple method, adopted when a boy. The Aural System Being the Most Direct, the Straight-Line Method for the Simultaneous Fourfold Mastery of a Foreign Language. Sir Henry took the letter to Lord Macaulay, who was so much struck by its discrimination that he asked leave to keep it. A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen Lord Macaulay declares that of all inventions, the alphabet and printing-press alone excepted, those inventions which abridge distance have done most for the civilization of our species. The Road and the Roadside Lord Macaulay, in accounting for her astonishing longevity as compared with other institutions, turns with felicitous insight to female influence as one of the principal causes. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Lady Russell adds ‘this never for one moment weighed with him, so that he did not require Lord Macaulay or Lord Lansdowne to argue him out of the objection.’ Lord John Russell Lord Macaulay has graphically sketched the memorable scene in which she figured so creditably when Charles was struck with his fatal seizure. Political Women, Vol. 2 When Parliament was reconvened, Lord Macaulay was added to the Cabinet. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) His memory seems to have been of the same order as that of Lord Macaulay, who afterwards made use of his works, and complimented his predecessor as to their value. The Huguenots in France It was with difficulty," says Lord Macaulay, "that he was induced to stoop from speculation to practice. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History And this is the first count of the indictment we bring against Lord Macaulay for his treatment of Ossian. The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, November 1875 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad. The following passage from Lord Macaulay's latest writings, although rather long, may interest some in the story of this curious creature:— Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. A new start was given to English prose by such powerful writers as Lord Macaulay, Carlyle, Charles Dickens, and William Makepeace Thackeray, who brought out his "Yellowplush Papers" this very year. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Follow these instructions if you would like to have your own copy of this index and all the volumes of Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, on your hard disk. The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay Complete Table of Contents of the Four Volumes For the general character of its comedy see Lord Macaulay's "Essay on the Dramatists of the Restoration." History of the English People, Volume VI Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683 His reading was as omnivorous as that of Lord Macaulay. Mary Wollstonecraft Lord Macaulay, who had a phenomenal memory, said that if all the copies of Milton's Paradise Lost were to be destroyed, he could reproduce the book complete, from memory. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Lord Macaulay is not complimentary in his references to any member of the Cabal, but such commendations as he has to give are bestowed on Clifford. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Lord Macaulay's too early death had prevented his performing the task, and Mr Thackeray was understood to have contemplated it, but to have shrunk from its vastness. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author Lord Macaulay says "the polite luxury of the Normans presented a striking contrast to the coarse voracity and drunkenness of their Saxon and Danish neighbours." Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries By Lord Macaulay Note.—This spirited poem by Lord Macaulay is founded on one of the most popular Roman legends. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 Among the best letters of this class may be reckoned the correspondence of Horace Walpole, Madame de Sévigné, the poets Gray and Cowper, Lord Macaulay, Lord Byron, and Charles Dickens. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries He was the Seymour whose influence Lord Macaulay rated so highly, and whose support was extremely valuable to William of Orange when he arrived in England. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts The busts of Lord Macaulay and of Thackeray are on each side of Addison's statue, and beneath the pavement in front of them is the tombstone of the ever-popular Charles Dickens. Westminster The Fascination of London Lord Macaulay lived for the three years preceding his death in Holly Lodge. The Kensington District The Fascination of London It may do him good to consider in his closet what Lord Macaulay has said in a certain celebrated essay concerning Sir Thomas More and the doctrine of Transubstantiation. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 Lord Macaulay might have remembered that Cranmer was working all his life with the prospect of being burnt alive as his reward—and, as we all know, he actually was burnt alive. Short Studies on Great Subjects The literary artifice, so often patronised by Lord Macaulay of describing a character by a series of paradoxes, is of course, in one sense, a mere artifice. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) They forgot the eight hundred years during which Ireland had been under the heel of England, and the terrible history so well told by that most English of Englishmen, and Protestant of Protestants, Lord Macaulay. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 The style of Mandeville, for example, has been eulogized extravagantly both by Hazlitt and Lord Macaulay. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology If, as Lord Macaulay computes, Goldsmith received in the last seven years of his life what was equivalent to £5,600 of our money, even the villain booksellers cannot be accused of having starved him. Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series Lord Macaulay, in his Essay on Machiavelli, propounds a singular theory. Short Studies on Great Subjects Lord Macaulay considered wit to refer to contrasts sought for, humour to those before our eyes—but such an explanation is not altogether satisfactory. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 Babette said that Lord Macaulay in his younger days was a familiar figure in their region, since Zachary Macaulay had lived in a house hard by. The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 Lord Macaulay, who "had stood absolutely aloof," once having been permitted to glance at the proof-sheets of Guenevere, was "absolutely subdued" to "unfeigned and reverent admiration." Some Diversions of a Man of Letters The Series comprises fourteen of the most popular of Lord Macaulay's Essays, and his Speeches on Parliamentary Reform. First Impressions of the New World On Two Travellers from the Old in the Autumn of 1858 We will not show Lord Macaulay the disrespect of supposing that he has attempted an elaborate piece of irony. Short Studies on Great Subjects In the same year Zachary Macaulay, father of Lord Macaulay, became Governor for the first time. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative Who would think of throwing discredit on Lord Macaulay or Mr Freeman, because Robertson or Hume may be inaccurate? Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" Cæsar, Napoleon, Lord Macaulay, Aaron Burr and that other little man with whom Burr's name is inseparably linked, belong to the same type. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters It is curious to contrast the comparative enthusiasm with which the Whartons write about Horace Walpole with the invective of Lord Macaulay. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 Monmouth’s invasion forms one of the most brilliant,—perhaps the most brilliant,—of Lord Macaulay’s narratives. The Visions of England Lyrics on leading men and events in English History That portion of the plan in which Lord Macaulay’s success would have been most certain might have been almost sufficient for his object. Memoir of Jane Austen I do not think that Lord Macaulay and his colleagues had this circumstance fully in view. Practical Essays I suppose we have all of us read Lord Macaulay’s criticism upon Robert Montgomery’s poems. Interludes being Two Essays, a Story, and Some Verses Suppose, further, this man to be gifted with a memory retentive as Lord Macaulay's. On The Art of Reading Perhaps Lord Macaulay puts the case as bluntly as any one, and we may as well quote him because he, too, was no Catholic, and held no brief for the Church of Rome. The Purpose of the Papacy The admiration felt by Lord Macaulay would probably have taken a very practical form, if his life had been prolonged. Memoir of Jane Austen I never forgave Lord Macaulay for saying he hoped that the "praying of Exeter Hall would soon come to an end." T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him Of the latter Lord Macaulay says, "His palace was hell, and he the most execrable of fiends." The Tragedy of St. Helena This is cleverly set forth in a charming paper of Lord Macaulay, entitled Cowley and Milton. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction This Edition is a cheaper reprint of the Library Edition of Lord Macaulay's Life and Works. A Woman's Part in a Revolution Lord Macaulay and his advocate in the "Edinburgh Review," who speak of Mrs. Piozzi's "white lies," have not convicted her of one; and Mr. Croker bears strong testimony to her accuracy. Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings The Mohawk, Lord Macaulay tells us, hardly feels the scalping-knife as he shouts his death song. The Nervous Child Lord Macaulay once defined the position exactly in a letter addressed to the electors of Edinburgh. Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government The malignity of Lord Macaulay has reproduced the charges, but reversed, most unjustly, the acquittals. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Lord Macaulay thus describes the position in his History: The Beacon on the ridge above Teignmouth was kindled, Hey-Tor and Cawsand made answer, and soon all the hill tops of the West were on fire. From John O'Groats to Land's End When the papers which form the basis of this work were laid before Lord Macaulay, he gave it as his opinion that they afforded materials for a "most interesting and durably popular volume." Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings This elaborate work, which is dedicated by permission to Lord Macaulay, contains lives of the eminent men sent forth by Cambridge, after the fashion of Anthony � Wood, in his famous "Athen� Oxonienses." MacMillan & Co.'s General Catalogue of Works in the Departments of History, Biography, Travels, and Belles Lettres, December, 1869 So strong a resemblance exists between a battle-scene of a mediaeval Spanish poet and the culminating incidents of Lord Macaulay's Battle of the Lake Regillus, as to justify somewhat extended citations. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 30, September, 1873 He vindicates William Penn from the aspersions of Lord Macaulay, and Bacon from the charges of meanness and corruption. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction It is not only De Maistre and Lord Macaulay who dispute his philosophical eminence. Bacon That she was afraid, and had reason to be so, is quite consistent with my theory, quite inconsistent with Lord Macaulay's and the critic's. Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings My Dear Antony, I have in a former letter quoted a short but noble passage from Lord Macaulay on the great Lord Chatham. The Glory of English Prose Letters to My Grandson Other striking instances of identity between classical, Castilian and Saxon legends are detailed by Lord Macaulay in the learned and interesting general preface to his Lays of Ancient Rome. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 30, September, 1873 It is easy to show where Lord Macaulay could have been greater. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors Lord Macaulay and Sir James Paget were notable possessors of this visualising faculty. The Brain and the Voice in Speech and Song Lord Macaulay thus portrays the objects of Johnson's hospitality as soon as he had got a house to cover them. Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings There is certainly ground to surmise that Lord Macaulay had in mind what I have called "The Lay of the Leveler" when in 1820 he wrote "A Radical War-song." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 Lord Macaulay, it will be remembered, in his "History of England," asserts that the doctrine first emerged into notice when James the Sixth of Scotland ascended the English throne. William of Germany Lord Macaulay did everything Mr. Harrison says he ought not to have done. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Lord Macaulay had, as we know, his own heightened and telling way of putting things, and we must always make allowance for it. Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold It is amusing enough to watch these attempts to shade away the ruinous effect of the Brighton trip on Lord Macaulay's Streatham pathos. Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings Yet Lord Macaulay could not refrain from a sneer at Plutarch as a pedant who thought himself a great philosopher and a great politician. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 The day of thanksgiving for the king's recovery is regarded by Lord Macaulay as the zenith in Pitt's political life. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters Like Lord Macaulay, Dr. Storrs had a marvelous memory; and at the close of those two orations I said to myself, "How Macaulay would have enjoyed all this!" Recollections of a Long Life An Autobiography Even in 1850, when Wordsworth died, this diminution of popularity was visible, and occasioned the remark of Lord Macaulay which I quoted at starting. Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold The Essay on Johnson is reprinted in the first volume of Lord Macaulay's "Miscellaneous Writings." Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings Lord Macaulay has compared this Chamber with the first English Parliament that was called after the restoration of the House of Stuart. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator In Lord Macaulay's view, Walpole was never less sincere than when pronouncing such a judgement on his works. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume I A few days afterwards I went up to get a look at Holly Lodge, the residence of Lord Macaulay, in a side street just off Campden Hill. Recollections of a Long Life An Autobiography "The peace concluded between England and France in 1748 was, as regards Europe, nothing but a truce," says Lord Macaulay "it was not even a truce in other quarters of the globe." A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 Boileau was of Lord Macaulay's opinion; at least as regarded Pascal. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 Flowers--as to the poor quality of which it was hardly worth Lord Macaulay's while, by the way, to speak so disparagingly--were offered for his acceptance, or strewn under his feet. The Story of Ireland And his disparagement of his learning, which Lord Macaulay ridicules as affectation, a more candid judgement may fairly ascribe to sincere modesty. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume I Like his uncle Lord Macaulay, Sir George Trevelyan has "his own heightened and telling way of putting things," and those who know him well make allowance for this habit. Collections and Recollections Lord Macaulay was in this matter, as in a few others, utterly wrong. All Things Considered Lord Macaulay framed the rules of the competition and the scheme of examination, and his idea was to attract the best and ablest young men in the empire. Modern India Professor Wilson was the son of a Paisley manufacturer, and Lord Macaulay of an African merchant. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance Lord Macaulay gives us the following description of conditions in Bengal under British Domination, then wonders that his countrymen find its perusal "positively distasteful." Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 Goldsmith—French memoir writers— Historians—Napier's bones—Mr. Gladstone— Lord Macaulay—Newspaper writers—Critics . Literary Blunders In 1840 Mr. Gladstone crossed swords with the distinguished historian and Parliamentary debater, Lord Macaulay, in debate in the House of Commons on the relations of England with China. The Grand Old Man I had once the satisfaction of paying 20,000 £ on one year's account, on that principle, to Lord Macaulay. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. Of Somers as a patron Lord Macaulay wrote: 'He had traversed the whole vast range of polite literature, ancient and modern. The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays To use Lord Macaulay's words, grossly exaggerated though they are, 'She fled from the laughter and hisses of her countrymen and countrywomen to a land where she was unknown.' Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 Lord Macaulay was present at the meeting, but did not at first credit the genuineness of the typographical error. Literary Blunders Their boatman on the lake of Killarney told Lord Macaulay twenty years afterwards that the pleasure of rowing them had made him amends for missing a hanging that day! The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2 Lord Macaulay had meantime received some further particulars as to the MS. of the 'Visit to England,' and sent them to Reeve with the following:— Holly Lodge, November 11th. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. Lord Macaulay was, in this respect, the Warburton of our age. Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 Boswell's genius, a genius which even to Lord Macaulay was foolishness, was altogether hidden from his dull eye. Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 Whether we admit or not Lord Macaulay's competence in the matter, we are sure that Lessing would not have thanked his biographer for this soup-ticket to a ladleful of fame. Among My Books First Series Lord Macaulay speaks of it as "that beautiful city which charms even eyes familiar with the masterpieces of Bramante and Palladio." Our Hundred Days in Europe He has a sort of sympathy with Lord Macaulay’s traveller of a hundred and fifty years since, who amid the ‘horrible desolation’ of the Scotch highlands, sighs for ‘the true mountain scenery of Richmond-hill.’ Prose Idylls, New and Old Lord Macaulay aided the Reviewer in his investigation. Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 Lord Macaulay, who went to India in 1834 as legal member of Council, was responsible for the introduction of English as the vehicle of instruction. Tales of Bengal The chairman concluded his speech by requesting his acceptance of a copy of the "Works of Lord Macaulay," as a small remembrance of the days they had spent together. Young Lives From this charming retreat Lord Macaulay very seldom appeared in London society. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13 Great Writers; Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam "English valor and English intelligence have done less to extend and preserve our Oriental empire than English veracity," says Lord Macaulay. A Lie Never Justifiable Of this controversy a full account is given in Lord Macaulay's Life of Atterbury. Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) Lord Macaulay made more of this story of the voice than it could well bear—'Under the influence of his disease, his senses became morbidly torpid, and his imagination morbidly active. Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 Her interest in young people was notably illustrated by her efforts to foster the intellectual tastes of Lord Macaulay when a lad. Excellent Women On the publication of Moore's Life, Lord Macaulay had no hesitation in referring to Byron as "the most celebrated Englishman of the nineteenth century." Byron In this last commentary Lord Macaulay was clearly mistaken. The Constitution of the United States A Brief Study of the Genesis, Formulation and Political Philosophy of the Constitution It was Lord Macaulay's grandfather who was thus reprimanded. Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) Lord Macaulay, in the last sentence in his Biography of Johnson, alludes to this passage. Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 Not so very long ago the workmen had gilt the final "y" in Lord Macaulay's name, and the names stretched in unbroken file round the dome of the British Museum. Jacob's Room To be sure, I have done most of the talking, while you have indulged in what the Rev. Sydney Smith called, speaking of Lord Macaulay, "brilliant flashes of silence." Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel Lord Macaulay once ventured the prediction that the Constitution would prove unworkable as soon as there were no longer large areas of undeveloped land and when the United States became a nation of great cities. The Constitution of the United States A Brief Study of the Genesis, Formulation and Political Philosophy of the Constitution Lord Macaulay has graphically described one of the periods of excess. Lombard Street : a description of the money market No one, I think, can doubt that Lord Macaulay is right in saying that political causes would not alone have then provoked such a resistance to the sovereign unless propelled by religious theory. The English Constitution Her eye was caught by the final letters in Lord Macaulay's name. Jacob's Room Lord Macaulay tells us that 'In every experimental science there is a tendency towards perfection. Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society The story—afterwards improved upon by Lord Macaulay—that Swift received only 20 pounds and his board, and was not allowed to sit at table with his master, is wholly untrustworthy. The Journal to Stella The panic was forgotten till Lord Macaulay revived the memory of it. Lombard Street : a description of the money market Lord Macaulay was to have been among the first; Lord Wensleydale—the most learned and not the least logical of our lawyers—to be the very first. The English Constitution This was in a marked degree the case with Lord Macaulay. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 Those who knew Lord Macaulay knew how admirably tender and generous,* and affectionate he was. Roundabout Papers Lord Macaulay read at three and began a compendium of universal history at seven. Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes Lord Macaulay always looked forward to a publication of his miscellaneous works, either by himself or by those who should represent him after his death. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1 Lord Macaulay has a passage in which he contrasts the pleasures which a man may derive from books with the inconveniences to which he may be put by his acquaintances. The Way of All Flesh When we think what well-known ground this was to Lord Macaulay, it is impossible to suppress a wish that the great talker had been at hand to avenge his grandfather and grand-uncle. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 One paper I have read regarding Lord Macaulay says "he had no heart." Roundabout Papers If we did not have the English Bible in our own hands we would have to ask, as Lord Jeffrey asked Lord Macaulay, where the brazier of Bedford got his inimitable style. Bunyan Characters (1st Series) Lord Macaulay had been held up for many a day as one of the masters of style. Study of the King James Bible We all know Lord Macaulay's verdict upon this favourite story of his, the last scene of which he specially admired and compared to the ODYSSEY. The Absentee There can have been nothing vulgar, and little that was narrow, in a training which produced Samuel Wilberforce, and Sir James Stephen, and Charles and Robert Grant, and Lord Macaulay. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 “While his hands were thus busied,” writes Lord Macaulay, “he had often employment for his mind and for his lips.” The Life of John Bunyan Lord Macaulay was accustomed to say that he got his "joviality" from his mother's family. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 Lord Macaulay used to remark that Thackeray introduced too much of the Dissenting element into his picture of Clapham in the opening chapters of "The Newcomes." Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 It is to be hoped that the commentators of the future will not treat it as an authoritative record of Mr. Disraeli's estimate of Lord Macaulay's political character. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 Lord Macaulay's great work was far too daring and original to be accepted at once. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 Bunyan’s style is recommended by Lord Macaulay as an invaluable study to every person who wishes to gain a wide command over his mother tongue. The Life of John Bunyan A tradition current within a few years of Bunyan’s death, which Lord Macaulay rather rashly invests with the certainty of fact, names Leicester. The Life of John Bunyan Never, not even under the tyranny of Laud, as Lord Macaulay records had the condition of the Puritans been so deplorable. The Life of John Bunyan “Other allegorises,” writes Lord Macaulay, “have shown great ingenuity, but no other allegorist has ever been able to touch the heart, and to make its abstractions objects of terror, of pity, and of love.” The Life of John Bunyan This uncle of Lord Macaulay was a very lively, clever man, full of good stories, of which only one has survived. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 Lord Macaulay, whose conclusion is ably, and, we think, convincingly supported by Dr. Brown, decides in favour of the side of the Parliament. The Life of John Bunyan |
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