The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 1Little, Brown, 1869 - Great Britain |
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... idea that may serve as a standard , by which to measure , in some degree , the others ; you will turn your eyes on Judea ; a very inconsiderable spot of the earth in itself , though ennobled by the singular events which had their rise ...
... idea that may serve as a standard , by which to measure , in some degree , the others ; you will turn your eyes on Judea ; a very inconsiderable spot of the earth in itself , though ennobled by the singular events which had their rise ...
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... idea of liberty , whilst it presents a vain . shadow of happiness to the subject , binds faster the chains of his subjection . What is left undone by the natural avarice and pride of those who are raised above the others , is completed ...
... idea of liberty , whilst it presents a vain . shadow of happiness to the subject , binds faster the chains of his subjection . What is left undone by the natural avarice and pride of those who are raised above the others , is completed ...
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... Idea of Beauty may be applied to the Qualities of the Mind . 188 XI . How far the Idea of Beauty may be applied to Virtue XII . The Real Cause of Beauty . 190 191 XIII . Beautiful Objects Small XIV . Smoothness XV . 76 CONTENTS .
... Idea of Beauty may be applied to the Qualities of the Mind . 188 XI . How far the Idea of Beauty may be applied to Virtue XII . The Real Cause of Beauty . 190 191 XIII . Beautiful Objects Small XIV . Smoothness XV . 76 CONTENTS .
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... idea in the minds of most men , and it is therefore liable to uncertainty and confusion . I have no great opin- ion of a definition , the celebrated remedy for the cure of this disorder . For , when we define , we seem in danger of ...
... idea in the minds of most men , and it is therefore liable to uncertainty and confusion . I have no great opin- ion of a definition , the celebrated remedy for the cure of this disorder . For , when we define , we seem in danger of ...
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... ideas to take in all that nature compre- hends , according to her manner of combining . We are limited in our inquiry ... idea of that word , and what is the least con- nected with any particular theory . And my point in VOL . I. 6 this ...
... ideas to take in all that nature compre- hends , according to her manner of combining . We are limited in our inquiry ... idea of that word , and what is the least con- nected with any particular theory . And my point in VOL . I. 6 this ...
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