The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Wells and Lilly, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... cause to consider , and very little to presume . We seem to be ap- proaching to a great crisis in our affairs , which calls for the whole wisdom of the wisest among us , without being able to assure ourselves , that any wisdom can ...
... cause to consider , and very little to presume . We seem to be ap- proaching to a great crisis in our affairs , which calls for the whole wisdom of the wisest among us , without being able to assure ourselves , that any wisdom can ...
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... cause with his usual ability ; the worthy sheriffs have acted with their usual equity , and I have no doubt , that the same equity , which dictates the return , will guide the final determination . I had the honour , in con- junction ...
... cause with his usual ability ; the worthy sheriffs have acted with their usual equity , and I have no doubt , that the same equity , which dictates the return , will guide the final determination . I had the honour , in con- junction ...
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... cause on my own principles ; nor to make the return upon those votes , upon which I had rested my election . Such would be my appearance to the court and magistrates . But how should I appear to the voters themselves ? If I had gone ...
... cause on my own principles ; nor to make the return upon those votes , upon which I had rested my election . Such would be my appearance to the court and magistrates . But how should I appear to the voters themselves ? If I had gone ...
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... cause or man sup- ported with more constancy , more activity , more spirit . I have been supported with a zeal indeed and heartiness in my friends , which , ( if their object had been at all proportioned to their endeavours ) could ...
... cause or man sup- ported with more constancy , more activity , more spirit . I have been supported with a zeal indeed and heartiness in my friends , which , ( if their object had been at all proportioned to their endeavours ) could ...
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... cause on my own principles ; nor to make the return upon those votes , upon which I had rested my election . Such would be my appearance to the court and magistrates . But how should I appear to the voters themselves ? If I had gone ...
... cause on my own principles ; nor to make the return upon those votes , upon which I had rested my election . Such would be my appearance to the court and magistrates . But how should I appear to the voters themselves ? If I had gone ...
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