The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1906 |
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... taken it . " Interdum fucata falsitas " ( says he ) , " in multis est probabilior , et saepe rationibus vincit nudam veritatem . ' In such cases , the writer has a certain fire and alacrity inspired into him by a consciousness that let ...
... taken it . " Interdum fucata falsitas " ( says he ) , " in multis est probabilior , et saepe rationibus vincit nudam veritatem . ' In such cases , the writer has a certain fire and alacrity inspired into him by a consciousness that let ...
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... taken its name from that sense . All men are agreed to call vinegar sour , honey sweet , and aloes bitter ; and as they are all agreed in finding these qualities in those objects , they do not in the least differ concerning their ...
... taken its name from that sense . All men are agreed to call vinegar sour , honey sweet , and aloes bitter ; and as they are all agreed in finding these qualities in those objects , they do not in the least differ concerning their ...
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... taken with the general resemblance , they paint it strongly , and they take no notice of the difference which may be found between the things compared . Now , as the pleasure of resemblance is that which principally flatters the ...
... taken with the general resemblance , they paint it strongly , and they take no notice of the difference which may be found between the things compared . Now , as the pleasure of resemblance is that which principally flatters the ...
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