...personal and party incidents which form so large a part of political annals. It has been my object to disengage from the great mass of facts those which...some of the more enduring features of national life. The growth or decline of the monarchy, the aristocracy, and the democracy, of the Church and of Dissent,...

...a method of its own. The author does not describe the period in order of events, but has disengaged from the great mass of facts those which relate to...permanent forces of the nation, or which indicate the enduring feamres of national life, such as the growth or decline of the monarchy, aristocracy,...

...personal and party incidents which form so large a part of political annals. It has been his object to disengage from the great mass of facts those which...some of the more enduring features of national life. The subjects on which he has especially dilated are : the growth or decline of the Monarchy, the Aristocracy,...

...himself to give a broad general view, rather than a detailed account ; thinking it more important ' to disengage from the great mass of facts those which...permanent forces of the nation, or which indicate the more enduring features of national life ; the growth or decline of the monarchy, the aristocracy...

...history; and, instead of giving a dry narrative of events year by year, it has been Mr. Lecky's object " to disengage from the great mass of facts those which...some of the more enduring features of national life, and to present the growth or decline of monarchy, the aristocracy, and the democracy, of the Church...

...history; and, instead of giving a dry narrative of events yeaj by year, it has been Mr. Lecky's object " to disengage from the great mass of facts those which...some of the more enduring features of national life, and to present the growth or decline of monarchy, the aristocracy, and the democracy, of the Church...

...personal and party incidents which form so large a part of political annals. It has been my object to disengage from the great mass of facts those which...some of the more enduring features of national life. The growth or decline of the monarchy, the aristocracy, and the democracy, of the Church and of Dissent,...

...history; and, instead of giving » dry narrative of events year by year, it has been Mr. Lecky's object " to disengage from the great mass of facts those which...some of the more enduring features of national life, and to present the growth or decline of monarchy, the aristocracy, and the democracy, of the Church...

...however unconsciously, described the leading characteristics of his own work. Impartiality, in an attempt to " disengage from the great mass of facts those...some of the more enduring features of national life," is at once more unusual and more impflrtant than in almost any other method of historic inquiry. Personal...

...History of the greater part of the period which he has chosen. It has been his object, he tells us, " to disengage from the great mass of facts those which...some of the more enduring features of national life." It is now too late in the day to do more than refer to the warm appreciation of his book which has...