The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1906 |
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Page 116
... animal of prodigious strength , and what is your idea before reflection ? Is it that this strength will be subservient ... animals of a strength that is considerable , but not pernicious . Amongst these we never look for the sublime ; it ...
... animal of prodigious strength , and what is your idea before reflection ? Is it that this strength will be subservient ... animals of a strength that is considerable , but not pernicious . Amongst these we never look for the sublime ; it ...
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... animals , yet that there is a certain proportion in each species absolutely essential to the beauty of that particular kind . If we consider the animal world in general , we find beauty confined to no certain measures ; but as some ...
... animals , yet that there is a certain proportion in each species absolutely essential to the beauty of that particular kind . If we consider the animal world in general , we find beauty confined to no certain measures ; but as some ...
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... animals whose parts are better contrived than those of a monkey ; he has the hands of a man , joined to the springy limbs of a beast ; he is admirably calculated for running , leaping , grappling , and climb- ing ; and yet there are few ...
... animals whose parts are better contrived than those of a monkey ; he has the hands of a man , joined to the springy limbs of a beast ; he is admirably calculated for running , leaping , grappling , and climb- ing ; and yet there are few ...
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