The Works of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke: With a Biographical and Critical Introduction, Volume 1H. G. Bohn., 1841 - Great Britain |
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Page xxvii
... causes of delay sprang up , all aggravated by the diminution of interest in the fickle public . In a word , owing to one cause and another , the trial lingered through the enormous term of seven years , that is , till 1795 , when ...
... causes of delay sprang up , all aggravated by the diminution of interest in the fickle public . In a word , owing to one cause and another , the trial lingered through the enormous term of seven years , that is , till 1795 , when ...
Page lviii
... cause of much agi- tation , and you have much more before you for your work . Do not be in haste . Lay your foundations deep in publick opinion . " It was in a great measure owing to such causes as these , insignificant as they may at ...
... cause of much agi- tation , and you have much more before you for your work . Do not be in haste . Lay your foundations deep in publick opinion . " It was in a great measure owing to such causes as these , insignificant as they may at ...
Page lxxv
... cause of the sublime . The foundation of the sublime , says he , is terror : where there is terror there must be pain : we strain our eyes with a painful effort in the endeavour to pierce it . This painful sensa- tion is the cause of ...
... cause of the sublime . The foundation of the sublime , says he , is terror : where there is terror there must be pain : we strain our eyes with a painful effort in the endeavour to pierce it . This painful sensa- tion is the cause of ...
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... cause ; for it is an honest zeal , and in a good cause . I have defended natural religion against a confederacy of atheists and divines . I now plead for natural society against politicians , of the one ; and they unite to strengthen ...
... cause ; for it is an honest zeal , and in a good cause . I have defended natural religion against a confederacy of atheists and divines . I now plead for natural society against politicians , of the one ; and they unite to strengthen ...
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... cause , merely as the parties who uphold these jarring interests may chance to pre- vail ; and as they prevail , the balance is overset , now upon one side , now upon the other . The single person ; another a juggling confederacy of a ...
... cause , merely as the parties who uphold these jarring interests may chance to pre- vail ; and as they prevail , the balance is overset , now upon one side , now upon the other . The single person ; another a juggling confederacy of a ...
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