 | Ethan Smith - 1833 - 422 pages
...most remarkable body of men the world ever knew. For many years they were the theme of unmeasurable invective and derision. They were exposed to the utmost licentiousness of the press and of the stage, at a time when the press and the stage were licentious. The public would not take them... | |
 | 1835 - 932 pages
...called (artisans. We would speak first of Ihe Puritans, the most remarkable body of men, perhaps, which the world has ever produced. The odious and ridiculous...there been wanting attentive and malicious observers lo point them out. For many years after the Restoration, they were the Ihemc of unmeasured invective... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 464 pages
...called partisans. We would speak first of the Puritans, the most remarkable body of men perhaps, which the world has ever produced. The odious and ridiculous...exposed to the utmost licentiousness of the press and of the stage, at the time when the press and the stage were most licentious. They were not men of letters... | |
 | Charles Hodge, Lyman Hotchkiss Atwater - 1840 - 644 pages
...such hands: "We would speak first of the Puritans, the most remarkable body of men, perhaps, which the world has ever produced. The odious and ridiculous...exposed to the utmost licentiousness of the press and of the stage, at the time when the press and the stage were most licentious. They were not men of letters;... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844 - 614 pages
...called partisans. We would speak first of the Puritans, the most remarkable body of men, perhaps, which the world has ever produced. The odious and ridiculous...the theme of unmeasured invective and derision. They weie exposed to the utmost licentiousness of the press and of the stage, at the time when the press... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1846 - 222 pages
...THE PURITANS. We would speak first of the Puritans, the most remarkable body of men perhaps, which the world has ever produced. The odious and ridiculous...exposed to the utmost licentiousness of the press and of the stage, at the time when the press and the stage were most licentious. They were not men of letters... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pages
...called partisans. We would speak first of the Puritans, the most remarkable body of men, perhaps, which were exp * of the stage, at the time when the press and the stage were most licentious. They were not men of letters... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 780 pages
...THE PURITANS. We would first speak of the Puritans, the most remarkable body of men, perhaps, which the world has ever produced. The odious and ridiculous...exposed to the utmost licentiousness of the press and of the stage, at the time when the press and the stage were most licentious. They were not men of letters... | |
 | Edward Lutwyche Parker - 1851 - 464 pages
...ever produced. The odious parts of their character lie on the surface. Nor have there been wanting malicious observers to point them out. For many years...were the theme of unmeasured invective and derision. Most of their absurdities were external badges, like the signs of free masonry, or the dresses of friars.... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 768 pages
...remarkable body of men, perhaps, which the world has ever produced. The odious and ridiculous parts of thcir character lie on the surface. He that runs may read them ; nor have there bcen wanting attentive and malicious observers to point them out. For many years after the Restoration,... | |
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We would speak first of the Puritans, the most remarkable body of men, perhaps, which the world has ever produced. The odious and ridiculous parts of their character lie on the surface. He that runs may read them ; nor have there been wanting attentive... 
