 The blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become half blind in the house of bondage, but let them gaze on, and they will soon be able to bear it.  Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous - Seite 13von Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 744 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 464 Seiten
...into his dungeon, but to accustom him- to the rays of the sun. The blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become...years men learn to reason. The extreme violence of opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to conflict,... | |
 | 1848 - 628 Seiten
...into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze of truth and liberty, may at first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become...able to bear it. In a few years men learn to reason. Theextreme violence of opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct eachother. The scattered elements... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844 - 614 Seiten
...into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become...truth cease to conflict, and begin to coalesce. And at length a system of justice and order is educed out of the chaos. Many politicians of our time are... | |
 | 1844 - 398 Seiten
...the sun. The blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations whieh have beeome half blind in the house of bondage. But let them gaze...it. In a few years men learn to reason. The extreme violenee of opinions subsides. Hostile theories eorreet eaeh other. The seattered elements of truth... | |
 | Waddy Thompson - 1846 - 336 Seiten
...into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become...of truth cease to conflict, and begin to coalesce ; — at length a system of justice and order is educed out of the chaos. " Many politicians of our... | |
 | Nahum Capen - 1848 - 348 Seiten
...into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations, which have become...of truth cease to conflict, and begin to coalesce ; at length, a system of justice and order is educed out of the chaos." from national calamities, if... | |
 | Alexander Wilson M'Clure - 1848 - 638 Seiten
...into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations "which have become...years men learn to reason. The extreme violence of opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to conflict,... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1848 - 628 Seiten
...into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze of truth and liberty, may at first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become...able to bear it. In a few years men learn to reason. Theextreme violence of opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements... | |
 | Bengal council of educ - 1848 - 394 Seiten
...The blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become half-blind in the house of bondage. But, let them gaze on, and...years men learn to reason. The extreme violence of opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to conflict,... | |
 | 1848 - 660 Seiten
...him to his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become...gaze on, and they will soon be able to bear it." In this beautiful passage Mr. Macauley seems to forget that the sudden blaze of light which falls on the... | |
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