Quotes by Bagehot, Walter

The apparent rulers of the English nation are like the imposing person >>

A princely marriage is the brilliant edition of a universal fact, and, >>

Royalty is a government in which the attention of the nation is concen >>

Quotations about Magic

Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. >>

There is something in omens. >>

The magic of the pen lies in the concentration of your thoughts upon o >>

We must not let daylight in upon the magic.

Bagehot, Walter