The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1906 |
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Page 103
... passions belonging to self - preserva- tion are the strongest of all the passions . The second head to which the passions are referred with relation to their final cause is society . There are two sorts of societies . The first is the ...
... passions belonging to self - preserva- tion are the strongest of all the passions . The second head to which the passions are referred with relation to their final cause is society . There are two sorts of societies . The first is the ...
Page 104
... passions would be a good preparative to such an inquiry as we are going to make in the ensuing discourse . The passions I have mentioned are almost the only ones which it can be necessary to consider in our present design ; though the ...
... passions would be a good preparative to such an inquiry as we are going to make in the ensuing discourse . The passions I have mentioned are almost the only ones which it can be necessary to consider in our present design ; though the ...
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... passions . It is true that the best sorts of painting , as well as the best sorts of poetry , are not much understood in that sphere . But it is most cer- tain that their passions are very strongly roused by a fanatic preacher , or by ...
... passions . It is true that the best sorts of painting , as well as the best sorts of poetry , are not much understood in that sphere . But it is most cer- tain that their passions are very strongly roused by a fanatic preacher , or by ...
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