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Newton; and the writings of Paley and Grotius. I also read Guizot's History of Civilization, and those portions of Dr. Henry's History of England that referred to the Church and Christianity. Still later I read Augustine's Confessions, Montalembert's Monks of the West, and everything I could find to illustrate the history of Christianity. I was delighted, transported, with many of Wesley's hymns.
The circumstances connected with M. Guizot's courtship and marriage are curious and interesting.
The rate of progress has been slower than that of Greek civilisation, but on the other hand it has been continuous, uninterrupted, and we can see "the vista of an immense career." The effects of Guizot's doctrine in propagating the idea of Progress were all the greater for its divorce from philosophical theory.
La Religieuse is no continuation of the vein of defilement which began and ended with the story of 1748 a story which is one among so many illustrations of Guizot's saying about the eighteenth century, that it was the most tempting and seductive of all centuries, for it promised full satisfaction at once to all the greatnesses of humanity and to all its weaknesses.
This was followed by no end of attentions directed towards Mme. de Meulan, M. Guizot's sister-in-law, who saw through the whole, and laughed over it with her friends; no end of little dancing matinées were got up for the Minister's young daughters, and no end even of sweet biscuits were perpetually provided for a certain lapdog belonging to the family! All in vain!
'I like to hear something of what this restless speculative scientific generation is thinking and doing. But I can't read with much pleasure the fragmentary review literature of the day. The "Cornhill" and that class of books I can't stand, and sketchy writings. The best specimens of light reading I have seen of late are Charlotte Yonge's "Pupils of St. John the Divine," and Guizot's "St.
An epoch in my development, intellectual and moral, was made at this time by my reading large parts of Gibbon, and especially by a very careful study of Guizot's ``History of Civilization in France, which greatly deepened and strengthened the impression made by his ``History of Civilization in Europe, as read under President Woolsey at Yale. During those seven months in St.
It is impossible to trace in detail the origin and history of that grand fact which was so prominent in the days to which it belonged, and which is so prominent still in the memories of men; but a clear notion ought to be obtained of its moral character and its practical worth. To this end a few pages shall be borrowed from Guizot's History of Civilization in France.
This, with sundry supplementary talks, and with short readings from Gibbon, Thierry, Guizot's ``History of Civilization in France, and Sir James Stephen's ``Lectures on French History, served an excellent purpose. Nor was the use of Guizot's book entirely confined to historical purposes.
Reeve, 'enjoyed his days in the country with M. de Circourt vastly. 23rd Dined at M. Guizot's. 25th Dined with Thiers, and met Mignet, St.-Hilaire, Duvergier, and Remusat. The Royal Academy Exhibition took place for the first time in Burlington House. I dined with the R.A.s at Pender's. From M. Guizot
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