A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen volume 6
A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen volume 6
George Godfrey Cunningham
The book A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen volume 6 was written by author George Godfrey Cunningham Here you can read free online of A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen volume 6 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen volume 6 a good or bad book?
What reading level is A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen volume 6 book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Politics chiefly occupied the latter part of Mason's life. He opposed the American war, and advocated parliamentary reform ; but a new light latterly broke in upon his mind on these matters, and he followed the course of Burke in abjuring his former tenets, and publishing a new political faith in his ' Palinodia, ' which was written in 1794. For some years previous to his death, he was in the habit of com- posing an anniversary sonnet on his birth-day. The following, com- memorating the complet...ion of his 72d year, is perhaps the last piece of poetry he ever wrote : " Again the year on easy wheels has roll'd, To bear me to the term of seventy-two ; Yet still my eyes can seize the distant blue Of yon wild Peak ; and still my footsteps bold, Unprop'd by staff, support me to behold How Nature, to her Maker's mandate true, Calls Spring's impartial heralds to the view, 166 LITERARY SERIES. [EIGHTH The snow-drop pale, the crocus spik'd with go)d : ^nd still thank Heaven if I not falsely deem.
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
User Reviews: