The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... affecting the meaning of any passage , has been made in either : though in the more imperfect parcel , some latitude of discretion in subordinate points was necessarily used . * In the present edition it extends from page 320 to page ...
... affecting the meaning of any passage , has been made in either : though in the more imperfect parcel , some latitude of discretion in subordinate points was necessarily used . * In the present edition it extends from page 320 to page ...
Page 29
... affecting description of the horrours that attend the wasting of kingdoms , and sacking of cities . But I do not write to the vulgar , nor to that which only governs the vulgar , their pas- sions . I go upon a naked and moderate calcula ...
... affecting description of the horrours that attend the wasting of kingdoms , and sacking of cities . But I do not write to the vulgar , nor to that which only governs the vulgar , their pas- sions . I go upon a naked and moderate calcula ...
Page 69
... affected mystery of the law are such , that many who live under it come to admire and envy the expedition , simplicity , and equality of arbitrary judgments . I need insist the less on this article to your Lordship , as you have ...
... affected mystery of the law are such , that many who live under it come to admire and envy the expedition , simplicity , and equality of arbitrary judgments . I need insist the less on this article to your Lordship , as you have ...
Page 84
... affected refinements , or false learning ; they know that there are many impediments in the subject , in the prejudices of others , and even in our own , that render it a matter of no small difficulty to shew in a clear light the ...
... affected refinements , or false learning ; they know that there are many impediments in the subject , in the prejudices of others , and even in our own , that render it a matter of no small difficulty to shew in a clear light the ...
Page 96
... this point as clear as possible ; for if taste has no fixed principles , if the imagination is not affected according to some invariable and certain certain laws , our labour is likely to be employed 96 INTRODUCTION :
... this point as clear as possible ; for if taste has no fixed principles , if the imagination is not affected according to some invariable and certain certain laws , our labour is likely to be employed 96 INTRODUCTION :
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