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	William Edward Hartpole Lecky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Edward Hartpole Lecky, OM (26 March 1838–22 October 1903) was an Irish historian and publicist.
		Born at Newtown Park, near Dublin, he was the eldest son of John Hartpole Lecky, a landowner.
		Lecky then devoted himself to the chief work of his life, A History of England during the Eighteenth Century, vols.
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	William Edward Hartpole Lecky Biography / Biography of William Edward Hartpole Lecky Biography
		William Edward Hartpole Lecky (1838-1903), an Irish historian and essayist of classic Whig proclivities, was perhaps the greatest historical scholar Ireland ever produced.
		William Lecky was born in Newtown Park near Dublin on March 26, 1838.
		Lecky's reputation as historian and essayist was finally secured with the publication of his History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism (1865) and the History of European Morals from Augustus to Charlemagne (1869).
	www.bookrags.com /biography-william-edward-hartpole-lecky (673 words)

	WILLIAM EDWARD HARTPOLE LECKY - LoveToKnow Article on WILLIAM EDWARD HARTPOLE LECKY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He was educated at Kingstown, Armagh, and Cheltenham College, and at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated B.A. in 1859 and M.A. in 1863, and where, with a view to becoming a clergyman in the Irish Protestant Church, he went through a course of divinity.
		The work is distinguished by the lucidity of its style, but the fulness and extent of the authorities referred to, and, above all, by the judicial impartiality maintained by the author throughout.
		Mrs Lecky contributed to various reviews a number of articles, chiefly on historical and political subjects.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LE/LECKY_WILLIAM_EDWARD_HARTPOLE.htm (1545 words)

	Positive Atheism's Big List of W. E. H. Lecky Quotations
		When the Church obtained the direction of the civil power, she soon modified or abandoned the tolerant maxims she had formerly inculcated; and, in the course of a few years, restrictive laws were enacted, both against the Jews and against the heretics.
		The doctrine of a material hell in its effect was to chill and deaden the sympathies, predispose men to inflict suffering, and to retard the march of civilization.
		Lecky, History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe (Rev. 1878) vol.
	www.positiveatheism.org /hist/quotes/lecky.htm (2335 words)

	Lecky's European Morals
		Along with Lecky's History of England in the Eighteenth Century, it was an important influence on Connecticut Yankee.
		The second excerpt below begins with a brief passage in which Lecky defines what he means by a "natural history" of morals, then gives a longer example of the way Lecky's study depicts the development of society across the centuries.
		Calling the seventh century in which Connecticut Yankee is set "the darkest period of the dark ages," Lecky repeatedly condemns the "superstitious torpor" and "blind credulity" of medieval religion.
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	Matilda Joslyn Gage Website: Scholarship: The Inquisition: Philosophy of Law
		Thus miracles come to be expected as matters of every-day occurrences, and the laws of nature are to be suspended whenever man chooses to tempt his God with the promise of right and the threat of injustice to be committed in His name.
		William Edward Hartpole Lecky, History of Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe, [1879], pp.
		William Edward Hartpole Lecky, History of Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe, 1879
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	A History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		William Edward Hartpole Lecky (1838—1903), Irish historian and essayist, gained fame in his lifetime for his works History of Rationalism (1865) and History of European Morals (1869), both accepted as acute and suggestive commentaries.
		Lecky uses extensive authorities and maintains a rare judicial impartiality with a view to refuting the calumnies of J. Froude against the Irish people.
		Lecky’s impressive history goes beyond the rebellion of 1798 and the legislative Union of 1800 to describe the eventful beginnings of Irish history in the new century.
	www.ganesha-publishing.com /irish/lecky.htm (171 words)

	Matilda Joslyn Gage Website: Scholarship: The Inquisition: Biographies of Selected Sources
		One of the most influential nineteenth century historians, Lecky's work is readily available in both electronic and print forms, an indication of his continuing influence on historical studies.
		The book blurb from Ayer Company Publishers at http://www.scry.com/ayer/religion/4413059.htm, publisher of a modern edition of Lecky's work, reads, "William Lecky was a prominent Victorian historian of Irish Protestant origins; He focuses attention on major sociological factors discussing the clash between the morals of pagan Rome and the new moral attitudes accompanying the rise of Christianity.
		Peters, Edward, "Henry Charles Lea and the `Abode of Monsters'." In The Spanish Inquisition and the Inquisitorial Mind, edited by Angel Alcal, pp.
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		Some of the examples that he used from Lecky are "the story of the holy fountain, most of the material on the hermit saints in the Valley of Holiness, and Boss’ illustrative anecdote of the building of the Mansion House" (Williams, 371).
		Negatively, Lecky discussed the importance of the passive virtues of the Church and the Church’s opposition to suicide as a very positive idea.
		Williams, James D. "The Use of History in Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee." A Connecticut Yankee in King’s Arthur Court.
	www2.hanover.edu /battles/arthur/yankhist.htm (1289 words)

	The work of William Edward Hartpole Lecky
		IN 1861, after he had abandoned divinity for historical research, Lecky published Leaders of Public Opinion in Ireland, which gave promise of competent work to follow.
		His History of European Morals from Augustus to Charlemagne was first published in 1869 and at once became a success.
		Lecky clearly displayed his genius for collecting a great number of social phenomena to a focus and putting a distinct meaning on what he thus brought together, connecting these generalized appearances one with another.
	www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/Outline_of_Great_Books_Volume_I/williamha_ci.html (448 words)

	Korzybski Org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Lecky, that his London friends would use his house as an hotel, so that he might see them as often as possible.
		From a letter by Herbert Spencer of 25 October 1903 to Mrs.
		Lecky was morally sincere in an extreme degree, and his devotion to the setting forth of historic truth has been conspicuous to me as to every one.
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	Lecky: History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe
		Lecky: History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe
		OF THE SPIRIT OF (William Edward Hartpole Lecky)
		On the Declining Sense of the Miraculous: Magic and Witchcraft.
	www.positiveatheism.org /hist/leckytoc.htm (60 words)

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		EDWARD HARTPOLE (1838–1903), Irish historian and publicist, was See also:
		national life," and in the carrying out of this task Lecky displays many of the qualities of a great historian.
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		Democracy and Liberty is the most thorough manual of conservative politics produced during the nineteenth century.
		Lecky spoke for the landed gentry and the upper middle classes of late Victorian England when he warned his countrymen that an unfettered democracy would destroy the balance of interests in the community and thereby undermine the Constitution."
		A tendency to democracy," said Lecky, "does not mean a tendency to parliamentary government, or even a tendency toward greater liberty." Indeed, the type of democracy emerging in Britain seemed to be the rudiment of socialism.
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	Amazon.ca: Editorial Reviews Books: History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe: Volume I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		William Edward Hartpole Lecky (1838-1903) was an Irish historian, born near Dublin, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin.
		Lecky actively advocated liberal reforms in Ireland but opposed home rule.
		In 1902 he was named one of the first members of the British Academy, founded that year, and received the Order of Merit.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/books/0898755204/reviews (144 words)

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		Thanking him for instructions about his throat, declaring himself generally well and promising to send him the result of his 6 years work ('if you will pardon a somewhat ponderous addition to your library furniture').
		Volumes I and II of Lecky's History of England in the Eighteenth Century were published early in 1878.
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	William Edward Hartpole Lecky (1838-1903), Historian and essayist
		Historian, essayist, and MP; born and educated in Ireland, his History of Rationalism, 1865, brought him immediate fame and a leading place in London's literary and intellectual society.
		An opponent of Gladstone's Home Rule policy, Lecky became a Liberal Unionist in 1886 and sat as MP for Dublin, 1895-1903.
		National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London WC2H OHE.
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		History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science By John William Draper, M.D., LL.D. (Late Professor in the University of New York Author of a Treatise on Human Physiology)- http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/drapertoc.htm
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	DEMOCRACY AND LIBERTY (VOLUME II) by LECKY, WILLIAM EDWARD HARTPOLE, LECKY, WILLIAM EDWAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		DEMOCRACY AND LIBERTY (VOLUME II) by LECKY, WILLIAM EDWARD HARTPOLE, LECKY, WILLIAM EDWAR
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	Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2002483524 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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		William Edward Hartpole Lecky (1838--1903), Irish historian and essayist, gained fame in his lifetime for his works History of Rationalism (1865) and History of European Morals (1869), both accepted as acute and suggestive commentaries.
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	The American Revolution, 1763-1783 - Questia Online Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Book by William Edward Hartpole Lecky, James Albert Woodburn; D. Appleton, 1898
		Contributors: William Edward Hartpole Lecky - author, James Albert Woodburn - editor.
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	Chapter IV: A Review by Doug Renselle of Boris Sidis' 'Philistine & Genius,' a work treating his trials and ...
		Chapter IV: A Review by Doug Renselle of Boris Sidis' 'Philistine and Genius,' a work treating his trials and tribulations with public and media reactions to his son William James Sidis, published in May, 1911.
		Irish historian, William Edward Hartpole Lecky.] in describing Roman society, says: The gladiatorial games form indeed the one feature which to a modern mind is almost inconceivable in its atrocity.
		That not only men, but women, in an advanced period of civilization, — men and women who not only professed, but very frequently acted upon a high code of morals — should have made the carnage of men their habitual amusement, that all this should have continued"
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