 | Hugh Miller - 1850 - 50 oldal
...system of education, which he traces to this period^ Scotland, in spite of the barrenness of her soil and the severity of her climate^ " made such progress...all that constitutes civilization, as the Old World has never seen equalled^ and as even the New World has scarcely seen surpassed," This high compliment... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1855 - 860 oldal
...in the army, he soon became a serjeant. Scotland, meanwhile, in spite of the barrenness of her soil and the severity of her climate, made such progress...commerce, in letters, in science, in all that constitutes civilisation, as the Old World had never seen equalled, and as even the CHAP. New World has scarcely... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay - 1855 - 704 oldal
...in the army, he soon became a Serjeant Scotland, meanwhile, in spite of the barrenness of her soil and the severity of her climate, made such progress...commerce, in letters, in science, in all that constitutes civilisation, as the Old World had never seen equalled , and as even the New World has scarcely seen... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 814 oldal
...in the army, he soon became a sergeant. Sootland, meanwhile, in spite of the barrenness of her soil, and the severity of her climate, made such progress...constitutes civilization, as the Old World had never seen equaled, and as even the New World has scarcely seen surpassed. This wonderful change is to be attributed,... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1858 - 908 oldal
...in the army, he soon became a serjeant. Scotland, meanwhile, in spite of the barrenness of her soil and the severity of her climate, made such progress...commerce, in letters, in science, in all that constitutes civilisation, as the Old World had never seen equalled, and as even the CHAP. New World has scarcely... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1858 - 502 oldal
...in the army, he soon became a serjeant. Scotland, meanwhile, in spite of the barrenness of her soil and the severity of her climate, made such progress...commerce, in letters, in science, in all that constitutes civilisation, as the Old World had never seen equalled, and as even the New World has scarcely seen... | |
 | Kenneth Macqueen - 1861 - 164 oldal
...the barrenness of her soil, and the severity of her climate, made such progress in agriculture and manufactures, in commerce, in letters, in science,...even the new world has scarcely seen surpassed." This fulfilment of the promise that godliness has of the things of this world, is the inducement to the... | |
 | Alexander Wallace - 1862 - 230 oldal
...agriculture, manufactures, in commerce, in letters, in science, in all that constitutes civilisation, as the old world had never seen equalled, and as even the new world had scarcely seen surpassed. This wonderful change is to be attributed, not indeed solely, but principally,... | |
 | 1865 - 420 oldal
...Act established that Scotland, as Lord Macaulay remarks, " in spite of the barrenness of her soil, and the severity of her climate, made such progress...all that constitutes civilization, as the Old World has never seen equalled, and as even the New World has scarcely seen surpassed." For more than a century... | |
 | 1865 - 646 oldal
...Macaulay remarks, " in spite of the barrenness of her soil, and the severity of her climate, made snch progress in agriculture, in manufactures, in commerce,...all that constitutes civilization, as the Old World has never seen equalled, and as even the New World has scarcely seen surpassed." For more than a century... | |
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... he derived from his early training raised him above his competitors. If he was taken into a warehouse as a porter, he soon became foreman. If he enlisted in the army, he soon became a... 
