The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1826 - Great Britain |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 79
Page 3
... body , and with great pomp . Those who searched in them for new discoveries in the mysteries of nature ; those who expected something which might explain or direct the operations of the mind ; those who hoped to see morality illustrated ...
... body , and with great pomp . Those who searched in them for new discoveries in the mysteries of nature ; those who expected something which might explain or direct the operations of the mind ; those who hoped to see morality illustrated ...
Page 10
... body . They were generally melancholy enough ; as those usually are which carry us be- yond the mere surface of things ; and which would undoubtedly make the lives of all thinking men extremely miserable , if the same philosophy which ...
... body . They were generally melancholy enough ; as those usually are which carry us be- yond the mere surface of things ; and which would undoubtedly make the lives of all thinking men extremely miserable , if the same philosophy which ...
Page 11
... bodies to the government of our un- derstanding ; but enough has not been said upon the restraint which our bodily necessities ought to lay on the extravagant sublimities and eccentrick rovings of our minds . The body , or , as some ...
... bodies to the government of our un- derstanding ; but enough has not been said upon the restraint which our bodily necessities ought to lay on the extravagant sublimities and eccentrick rovings of our minds . The body , or , as some ...
Page 12
... body politick . And as nature has formed no bond of union to hold them together , he supplied this defect by laws . This is political society . And hence the sources of what are usually called states , civil societies , or governments ...
... body politick . And as nature has formed no bond of union to hold them together , he supplied this defect by laws . This is political society . And hence the sources of what are usually called states , civil societies , or governments ...
Page 20
... body . In this expedition , drain- ing half Asia of its inhabitants , he led an army of about two millions to be slaughtered , and wasted by a thousand fatal accidents , in the same place where his predecessors had before by a similar ...
... body . In this expedition , drain- ing half Asia of its inhabitants , he led an army of about two millions to be slaughtered , and wasted by a thousand fatal accidents , in the same place where his predecessors had before by a similar ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admiration agreeable Albunea anatomist animals appearance arises artificial society Athens attended body Bohemia Caligula cause of beauty cerning Colchis colours common concerning consequences considerable considered cracy danger darkness degree delight designed despotism destruction Edition Edmund Burke effect enquiry equal faculty feel frequently greater havock horrour human idea images imagination imitation infinite judge judgment Jugurtha Julius Cæsar kind labour laws least less liberty light Lord Lordship Macedon mankind manner means measures millions mind nation nature necessary ness never object observed operate pain passions persons philosopher Phlegethon pleasing poetry political society positive pleasure principles probabilior produce proportion publick purpose qualities reason religion republick rience scarcely SECT Semiramis sense sensible shew siderable sions slavery smooth sophism sort strength sublime sufficient suppose sweet taste terrible terrour things tion truth tyranny virtue Volci vols whilst whole words