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The North American Review and Miscellaneous Journal, 1821, Vol. 12 (Classic Reprint)

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The North American Review and Miscellaneous Journal, 1821, Vol. 12 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The North American Review and Miscellaneous Journal, 1821, Vol. 12 The Edinburgh Review against Oxford, refuted, ' which was in its turn the subject of a very lively retort, in the Edinburgh Review. To this Dr. Copleston rejoined in a pamphlet, of which several long extracts were reprinted in the Boston An thology, and here, if we are not misinformed, the contro vera rested. It is no part of our present purpose to revive it; the rather, as its essential merits are sometimes waved by the warmest friends of Oxford. It is not unusual to hear suc friends concede that the En lish Universities are b no means to be considered merely as p aces of education, whither young men are to resort to acquire knowledge. There are, on the cpntrary, two other points of view in which these est ments are entitled to respect. The first is, as affording an eh gible residence for oun men of rank and fortune, between the periods of yout an manhood; subjecting them to some restraints, and calling on them for some efforts, which if they make, it is well, and if they do not, it is better than to have been at the centre of dissipation, in the capital. The other principal light, in which the English Universities are viewed, 18 that of a nursery for the established church; not exactly as a place to acquire the knowledge requisite for assumin its dig nitica; but as a middle state of referment, from w ich the candidate is translated, when his our cometh. 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.
Release date Australia
April 25th, 2018
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Pages
522
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
166 Illustrations; Illustrations, black and white
Publisher
Forgotten Books
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
Forgotten Books
Dimensions
152x229x27
ISBN-13
9781334450501
Product ID
26548096

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