The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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... people , " There is a bound to the raging of the sea . " Our Constitution is like our island , which uses and restrains its subject sea ; in — - vain the waves roar . In that Constitution , I 100 SPEECH ON REFORM OF REPRESENTATION.
... people , " There is a bound to the raging of the sea . " Our Constitution is like our island , which uses and restrains its subject sea ; in — - vain the waves roar . In that Constitution , I 100 SPEECH ON REFORM OF REPRESENTATION.
Page 162
... island of Britain . From thence they received considerable succors ; by which means this island first came to be known with any exactness by the Romans , and first drew upon it the attention of that victorious people . Though Cæsar had ...
... island of Britain . From thence they received considerable succors ; by which means this island first came to be known with any exactness by the Romans , and first drew upon it the attention of that victorious people . Though Cæsar had ...
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... island , who were divided into a great number of petty nations , under a very coarse and disorderly frame of government , did not find it easy to plan any effectual measures for their defence . In order , however , to gain time in this ...
... island , who were divided into a great number of petty nations , under a very coarse and disorderly frame of government , did not find it easy to plan any effectual measures for their defence . In order , however , to gain time in this ...
Page 169
... island , the manners of its inhabitants , their art of war , their religious and civil discipline . These are matters not only worthy of attention as containing a very remarkable piece of antiquity , but as not wholly unnecessary ...
... island , the manners of its inhabitants , their art of war , their religious and civil discipline . These are matters not only worthy of attention as containing a very remarkable piece of antiquity , but as not wholly unnecessary ...
Page 170
... island inhabited when they traded hither for tin , the Phoenicians , whose tracks they followed in this commerce , are said to have done long before them . It is true , that , when we consider the short interval between the universal ...
... island inhabited when they traded hither for tin , the Phoenicians , whose tracks they followed in this commerce , are said to have done long before them . It is true , that , when we consider the short interval between the universal ...
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affairs amongst ancient Anglo-Saxons appear arms army authority barbarous barons bishops body Britain Britons Cæsar called Canute Carausius cause character Christianity Church Church of England civil clergy conquest considerable Constitution court crown Danes danger death dignity dominions Druids ecclesiastical Edgar Atheling election Emperor Empire enemy England English established Europe favor force formed fortune Gaul Guienne Henry honorable gentleman House of Commons INDIANA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES INDIANENSIS island judge jury justice King of France King of Scotland king's kingdom land Lanfranc liberty lord manner marriage means ment mind nation natural never nobility Norman Normandy object obliged opinion Parliament party peace person Picts political Pope possession prince principle province punished reason reign religion Roman Rome rude Saxon Saxon laws secure seemed SIGILLUM sort spirit subsisted success supported Tanistry things tion tithes toleration UNIVERSITATIS vassals whilst whole William