The Eclectic ReviewThomas Price, William Hendry Stowell, Edwin Paxton Hood, Jonathan Edwards Ryland Hodder and Stoughton, 1866 This periodical is comprised mainly of book reviews. The majority of the books reviewed are religious in nature, however, books with various topics-most notably books on historical topics and books of poetry are also reviewed. |
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Page 134
... story of the Royal Family is a pretty story for a great nation to have to tell , but the His- tory of France is full of such narratives , and it is only the dignity of the victims which gives greater prominence to this . The king was ...
... story of the Royal Family is a pretty story for a great nation to have to tell , but the His- tory of France is full of such narratives , and it is only the dignity of the victims which gives greater prominence to this . The king was ...
Page 177
... story grow stale or old ; if anything human can ever convince the sceptic of our near neighbourhood to an unseen world of spiritual might and power , or the capacity of the poor nature we bear for high unselfishness ; if any story can ...
... story grow stale or old ; if anything human can ever convince the sceptic of our near neighbourhood to an unseen world of spiritual might and power , or the capacity of the poor nature we bear for high unselfishness ; if any story can ...
Page 413
... story , its scenery cast somewhere among the mountains of Berne ; who the author may be , we know not ; he seems to know well both the places he describes , the home and social life , and the usages of the language in which this book is ...
... story , its scenery cast somewhere among the mountains of Berne ; who the author may be , we know not ; he seems to know well both the places he describes , the home and social life , and the usages of the language in which this book is ...
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