Critical And Historical Essays And Lays of Ancient Rome
Critical And Historical Essays And Lays of Ancient Rome
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We are therefore by no means disposed to condemn this publication, though we certainly cannot recommend the handsome volume* before us as an appro- priate Christmas present for young ladies.
We have said that we think the present publication perfectly justifiable. But we can by no means agree with Mr. Leigh Hunt, who seems to hold that there is little or no ground for the charge of immorality so often brought against the literature of the Restoration. We do not blame him for not bringing to the... judgment-seat the merciless rigour of Lord Angelo : but we really think that such flagitious and impudent offenders, as those who are now at the bar, deserved at least the gentle rebuke of Escalus. Mr. Leigh Hunt treats the whole matter a little too much in the easy style of Lucio ; and perhaps his exceeding lenity disposes us to be somewhat too severe.
And yet it is not easy to be too severe. For in truth this part of our literature is a disgrace to our language and our national character. It is clever, indeed, and verj' entertaining ; but it is, in the most emphatic sense of the words, "earthly, sensual, devilish.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
We are therefore by no means disposed to condemn this publication, though we certainly cannot recommend the handsome volume* before us as an appro- priate Christmas present for young ladies.
We have said that we think the present publication perfectly justifiable. But we can by no means agree with Mr. Leigh Hunt, who seems to hold that there is little or no ground for the charge of immorality so often brought against the literature of the Restoration. We do not blame him for not bringing to the... judgment-seat the merciless rigour of Lord Angelo : but we really think that such flagitious and impudent offenders, as those who are now at the bar, deserved at least the gentle rebuke of Escalus. Mr. Leigh Hunt treats the whole matter a little too much in the easy style of Lucio ; and perhaps his exceeding lenity disposes us to be somewhat too severe.
And yet it is not easy to be too severe. For in truth this part of our literature is a disgrace to our language and our national character. It is clever, indeed, and verj' entertaining ; but it is, in the most emphatic sense of the words, "earthly, sensual, devilish.
What to read after Critical And Historical Essays And Lays of Ancient Rome?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay to read onlineMoreLess
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