They were much interested in the German past, and strengthened the
national and patriotic spirit. Their work, however, is often marred by
exaggeration and affectation.
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[153] From _The Baths of Lucca_, chap. X, in _Pictures of Travel,
Works_, III, 199.
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[154] Cf. _Function of Criticism, Selections_, p. 26.[Transcriber's
note: This approximates to the section following the text reference for
Footnote 27 in this e-text.]
[155] Job XII, 23: "He enlargeth the nations and straiteneth them
again."
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[156] Lucan, _Pharsalia_, book I, 135: "he stands the shadow of a great
name."
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[157] From _Ideas_, in _Pictures of Travel, Works_, II, 312-13.
[158] ~Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh~ (1769-1822), as Foreign
Secretary under Lord Liverpool, became the soul of the coalition against
Napoleon, which, during the campaigns of 1813-14, was kept together by
him alone. He committed suicide with a penknife in a fit of insanity in
August, 1822.
[159] From _Ideas_, in _Pictures of Travel, Works_, II, 324.
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