Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02
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We confess prejudice against the learned Doctor in
Theology, MERLE DAUBIosE-partly on account Of the
unmitgated contempt recently extended by him at &C.
neva towards our worthy Noag citizen, KIawAs
and partly because we detect in him latent bias towards
that style Of narrative denomnated in the French schools
Of eloquence, Rhodomontade,
In accordance with the bright example Of the Greek
philosopher, who would not nfict chassement while
der the influence Of choer do relegate the claims of
this work the impartial decision of the Westminster
Review, censor which not even its political opponents
have tainted with the amable weakness Of sparng
the rod
Merle dAubigne's notions Of history so well un-
derstood that will be surprised at the appearance
under sanction Of preface from him. Of anonymous
history of the Evangelical Church in Hungary, compiled
from documents of which account given except that
the editor received them from pious friends and
committed them another pious friend destitute of in
dex contents, table Of chronology put together with
out any sense of historical proportion; and written
throughout on the platform interest"
[ Westminster ReDisU Of July, 1854, page 1913.
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