The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page vi
... better adapted to publick convenience . Such errours of the press as have been dis- covered in it are here rectified : in other re- spects it is faithfully followed , except that , in one instance , an accident of little moment has ...
... better adapted to publick convenience . Such errours of the press as have been dis- covered in it are here rectified : in other re- spects it is faithfully followed , except that , in one instance , an accident of little moment has ...
Page xxiii
... better . A different distribution of the contents , while it has made the volumes , with the exception of the first and sixth , more nearly equal in their respective bulk , has , at the same time , been fortunately found to pro- duce a ...
... better . A different distribution of the contents , while it has made the volumes , with the exception of the first and sixth , more nearly equal in their respective bulk , has , at the same time , been fortunately found to pro- duce a ...
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... better than a beast ? Do they think to enforce the practice of virtue , by denying that vice and virtue are distinguished by good or ill fortune here , or by happiness or misery hereafter ? Do they imagine they shall increase our piety ...
... better than a beast ? Do they think to enforce the practice of virtue , by denying that vice and virtue are distinguished by good or ill fortune here , or by happiness or misery hereafter ? Do they imagine they shall increase our piety ...
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... better than foolishness . There is an air of plausibility which accompanies vulgar reasonings and notions , taken from the beaten circle of ordinary experience , that is admirably suited to the narrow capacities of some , and to the ...
... better than foolishness . There is an air of plausibility which accompanies vulgar reasonings and notions , taken from the beaten circle of ordinary experience , that is admirably suited to the narrow capacities of some , and to the ...
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... better men ; it is this : They argue against a fair discussion of popular prejudices , because , say they , though they would be found without any reasonable support , yet the discovery might be productive of the most dangerous ...
... better men ; it is this : They argue against a fair discussion of popular prejudices , because , say they , though they would be found without any reasonable support , yet the discovery might be productive of the most dangerous ...
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