This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII THE SECOND FORTY YEARS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, 1740-178O An Age of Changing Standards.--The second forty years of the eighteenth century are more remarkable for the foundations which they laid for future changes than for original literary productions. Moral, religious, political, and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII THE SECOND FORTY YEARS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, 1740-178O An Age of Changing Standards.--The second forty years of the eighteenth century are more remarkable for the foundations which they laid for future changes than for original literary productions. Moral, religious, political, and literary standards began to change. There was more diversity of opinion in regard to all these subjects. These years were a flight of stairs leading up to the romantic age, and to the entire nineteenth century. In 1742 Robert Walpole's long term as prime minister came to a close. His political code contained two rules of action: (1) to secure by bribery, whenever necessary, the adoption of his measures, and (2) never to attempt to remedy abuses or to change any existing state of affairs, unless the demand for such change was too strong to be resisted. In 1757 William Pitt became, in effect, prime minister (though not so in name). Walpole had tried to bribe him in various ways and had utterly failed. In politics, Pitt was in a certain sense the counterpart of Wesley in religious life. Pitt appealed to the patriotism and to the sense of honor of his countrymen, and many heard his appeal. Under Walpole, Great Britain was a third-rate insular power; under Pitt, she became one of the foremost powers of the world. Between 1750 and 1760, Clive was making Great Britain mistress of the vast empire of India, and in 1759 Wolfe shattered the power of France in Canada.. England was expanding to the eastward and the westward and taking her literature with her. As Wolfe advanced on Quebec, he was reading Gray's Elegy. Change in Religious Influence.--The church had become too lukewarm and respectable to endeavor to bring in the masses, and they saw nothing...
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Fair. No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Blue cloth binding. There are some small pencil marks and notation in the text and a very few small scattered soil spots. There is a name written twice on the front end papers. There are some notes on the back end papers. The back hinge is cracked. The cover has scuffing. The spine has light fading and a moderate lean. Illustrated. 499 pages.
