 If England were swallowed up by the sea to-morrow, which of the two, a hundred years hence, would most excite the love, interest, and admiration of mankind, — would most, therefore, show the evidences of having possessed greatness, — the England of...  A Review of English Grammar - Page 159by John Earle Uhler - 1926 - 179 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1867 - 796 pages
...we excite love, interest, and admiration. If England were swallowed up by the sea to morrow, which, a hundred years hence, would most excite the love,...operations depending on coal, were very little developed j Well then, what an unsound habit of mind it must be which makes us talk of things like coal or iron... | |
 | 1867
...we excite love, interest, and admiration. If England were swallowed up by the sea to-morrow, which, a hundred years hence, would most excite the love,...operations depending on coal, were very little developed ? Well then, what an unsound habit of mind it must be which makes us talk of things like coal or iron... | |
 | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray - 1867 - 802 pages
...hence, would most excite the love, interest, and admiration of mankind, — would most, therefore, shew the evidences of having possessed greatness, — the...operations depending on coal, were very little developed ? Well then, what an unsound habit of mind it must be which makes us talk of things like coal or iron... | |
 | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray - 1867 - 832 pages
...hence, would most excite the love, interest, and admiration of mankind, — would most, therefore, shew the evidences of having possessed greatness, — the...spiritual effort, but when our coal, and our industrial operatious depending on coal, were very little developed ? Well then, what an unsound habit of mind... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1869 - 350 pages
...admiration ; and the outward proof of possessing greatness is that we excite love, interest, and admiration. If England were swallowed up by the sea to-morrow,...operations depending on coal, were very little developed ? Well then, what an unsound habit of mind it must be which makes us talk of things like coal or iron... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1869 - 354 pages
...admiration ; and the outward proof of possessing greatness is that we excite love, interest, and admiration. If England were swallowed up by the sea to-morrow,...admiration of mankind, — would most, therefore, show tKe" evidences of having possessed greatness, — theT^ngland of the last twenty years, or the England... | |
 | Manchester Literary Club - 1878 - 310 pages
...Oxford addresses he puts this question : "If England were swallowed up by the sea to-morrow, which, a hundred years hence, would most excite the love,...our coal, and our industrial operations depending upon coal were very little developed?" Of course there is only one answer to this question, and when,... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1880 - 354 pages
...; and the outward proof of possessing greatness is, that we excite love, interest, and admiration. If England were swallowed up by the sea to-morrow,...operations depending on coal, were very little developed ? Well, then, what an unsound habit of mind it must be which makes us talk of things like coal or iron... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1883 - 420 pages
...admiration ; and the outward proof of possessing greatness is that we excite love, interest, and admiration. If England were swallowed up by the sea tomorrow,...operations depending on coal, were very little developed 1 Well, then, what an unsound habit of mind it must be which makes us talk of things like coal or iron... | |
 | Prose masterpieces - 1884 - 348 pages
...admiration ; and the outward proof of possessing greatness is that we excite love, interest, and admiration. If England were swallowed up by the sea to-morrow,...operations depending on coal, were very little developed ? Well, then, what an unsound habit of mind it must be which makes us talk of things like coal or iron... | |
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