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Life and Adventure in the South Pacific
by Jones - 1861 - 361 pages
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Eclectic Magazine, and Monthly Edition of the Living Age, Volume 38

John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - American periodicals - 1856 - 600 pages
...heart, in sympathy, in their deepest and surest convictions, than to any ether nation in the world. All the essentials of a great writer Mr. Motley eminently...industry unwearied. In power of dramatic description no modern historian, except perhaps Mr. Carlyle, surpasses him, and in analysis of character he is elaborate...
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American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 47

American periodicals - 1856 - 682 pages
...the book is one which will take Its place among the finest histories of this or any other language. All the essentials of a great writer, Mr. Motley eminently...industry unwearied. In power of dramatic description! no modern historian, except, perhaps, Mr. Carlyle, surpasses him ; and, in analysis uf character, he is...
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History of Greece, Volume 12

George Grote - Greece - 1858 - 640 pages
...make it now lies before us, of the first twenty years of the revolt of the United Provinces. • * * All the essentials of a great writer Mr. Motley eminently...industry unwearied. In power of dramatic description no modern historian, except, perhaps, Mr. Carlyle, surpasses him, and in analysis of character he is elaborate...
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History of Friedrich the Second Called Frederick the Great, Volume 2

Thomas Carlyle - Prussia (Germany) - 1858 - 598 pages
...make it now lies before us, of the first twenty years of the revolt of the I'nited Provinces. * * * All the essentials of a great writer Mr. Motley eminently...industry unwearied. In power of dramatic description no modern historian, except, perhaps, Mr. Carlyle, surpaA-ts him, and in analysis of character he is elaborate...
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History of Friedrich the Second Called Frederick the Great, Volume 2

Thomas Carlyle - Prussia (Germany) - 1858 - 598 pages
...make it now lies before us, of the first twenty years of the revolt of the United Provinces. * * * AH the essentials of a great writer Mr. Motley eminently possesses. His mind is broad, hia industry unwearied. In power of dramatic description no modem historian, except, perhaps, Mr. Carlyle,...
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"Love Me Little, Love Me Long.", Volume 1

Charles Reade - English fiction - 1859 - 458 pages
...make it now lies before ns, of the first twenty years of the revolt of the United Provinces. * * * All the essentials of a great writer Mr. Motley eminently...is elaborate and distinct.— Westminster Review. HARPER'S WEEKLY. 21 Jirst-(ElaaB Jllustratclr Jamilg Price Five Cents. The Publishers have the pleasure...
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The Life of Stephen A. Douglas

James Washington Sheahan - Biography & Autobiography - 1860 - 560 pages
...make it now lies before us, of the first twenty years of the revolt of the United Provinces. * * " All the essentials of a great writer Mr. Motley eminently...is elaborate and distinct. — Westminster Review. •> MOTLEY'S RISE OF THE DUTCH REPUBLIC. It is a work of real historical value, the result pf accurate...
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The Life of Stephen A. Douglas

James Washington Sheahan - Legislators - 1860 - 562 pages
...make it now lies before us, of the first twenty years of the revolt of the United Provinces. • * * All the essentials of a great writer Mr. Motley eminently...perhaps, Mr. Carlyle, surpasses him, and in analysis of charMter he is elaborate and distinct.— Weatminsler Review. It is a work of real historical value,...
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Old Leaves: Gathered from Household Words

William Henry Wills - 1860 - 492 pages
...can make it now lies before us, of the first twenty years of the revolt of the United Provinces * * * All the essentials of a great writer Mr. Motley eminently...industry unwearied. In power of dramatic description no modern historian, except, perhaps, Mr. Carlyle, surpasses him, and in analysis of character he is elaborate...
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The Life of Stephen A. Douglas

James Washington Sheahan - Legislators - 1860 - 556 pages
...make it now lies before us, of the first twenty years of the revolt of the United Provinces. * * * All the essentials of a great writer Mr. Motley eminently...industry unwearied. In power of dramatic description no modern historian, except, perhaps, Mr. Carlyle, surpasses him, and in analyr sis of character he is...
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