The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 141
... gave away the bishop's lands . So far as to lands . As to tithes , they are not things in their own na- ture subject to be barred by prescription upon the general principle . But tithes and Church lands , by the statutes of Henry VIII ...
... gave away the bishop's lands . So far as to lands . As to tithes , they are not things in their own na- ture subject to be barred by prescription upon the general principle . But tithes and Church lands , by the statutes of Henry VIII ...
Page 148
... gave rise to this species of writing ; for from these alone its nature , its limits , and its true character can be determined . There are but four general principles which can move men to interest themselves in the characters of others ...
... gave rise to this species of writing ; for from these alone its nature , its limits , and its true character can be determined . There are but four general principles which can move men to interest themselves in the characters of others ...
Page 149
... gave the hint to the drama , or acting ; and observing the powerful effect of this in public exhibitions But the drama , the most artificial and complicated of all the poetical machines , was not yet brought HINTS FOR AN ESSAY ON THE ...
... gave the hint to the drama , or acting ; and observing the powerful effect of this in public exhibitions But the drama , the most artificial and complicated of all the poetical machines , was not yet brought HINTS FOR AN ESSAY ON THE ...
Page 150
... gave place to the contemptible . Its pas- sion , therefore , became ridicule . Every writing must have its characteristic pas- sion . What is that of comedy , if not ridicule ? Comedy , therefore , is a satirical poem , represent- ing ...
... gave place to the contemptible . Its pas- sion , therefore , became ridicule . Every writing must have its characteristic pas- sion . What is that of comedy , if not ridicule ? Comedy , therefore , is a satirical poem , represent- ing ...
Page 181
... gave rise to the doctrine of Transmigra- tion : but we must not presume of course , that , where it prevailed , it necessarily excluded the other opin- ions ; for it is not remote from the usual procedure of the human mind , blending in ...
... gave rise to the doctrine of Transmigra- tion : but we must not presume of course , that , where it prevailed , it necessarily excluded the other opin- ions ; for it is not remote from the usual procedure of the human mind , blending in ...
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