Readings from Macaulay, Italy (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Readings From Macaulay, Italy It is now sixty years since an article upon Milton, in "The Edinburgh Review, " called the attention of shrewd readers to a new English writer, who, in the judgment of many, showed a scholarship far keener than Brougham's, with a gift of style more captivating than that of Jeffrey, and flashes of wit rivaling those of that other veteran of the "Review, " - Rev. Sydney Smith. Two years later, appeared the study of Machiavelli from the same hand, and thereafter in quick succession, with like eloquent periods, and show of abundant learning, and piquant epigrams, followed the papers on "History" and "Hallam" and "Southey's Colloquies." Americans quickly caught a relish for this new literary savor, and, in the year 1840, two little bouncing, green-covered volumes of essays introduced to the readers of our Western world - Thomas Babington Macaulay. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.