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... object , too much disregarded in modern books , has here been kept in view throughout . The quotations which are in- terspersed through the works of Mr. Burke , and which were frequently made by him from memory , have been generally com ...
... object , too much disregarded in modern books , has here been kept in view throughout . The quotations which are in- terspersed through the works of Mr. Burke , and which were frequently made by him from memory , have been generally com ...
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... object to the piety , truth , and perfection of our most excellent church . Both I am sensible have their foundations on a rock . No discovery of truth can prejudice them . On the contrary , the more closely the origin of religion and ...
... object to the piety , truth , and perfection of our most excellent church . Both I am sensible have their foundations on a rock . No discovery of truth can prejudice them . On the contrary , the more closely the origin of religion and ...
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... object is soon out of sight , and the parties end upon a matter wholly foreign to that on which they began . In a law - suit the question is , who has a right to a certain house or farm ? And this question is daily determined , not upon ...
... object is soon out of sight , and the parties end upon a matter wholly foreign to that on which they began . In a law - suit the question is , who has a right to a certain house or farm ? And this question is daily determined , not upon ...
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... objects during our more sanguine seasons . Happy , my Lord , if instructed by my experience , and even by my errours , you come early to make such an esti- mate of things , as may give freedom and ease to your life . I am happy that ...
... objects during our more sanguine seasons . Happy , my Lord , if instructed by my experience , and even by my errours , you come early to make such an esti- mate of things , as may give freedom and ease to your life . I am happy that ...
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... 161 163 • 168 177 • 179 X. VIII . Infinity IX . Succession and Uniformity Magnitude in Building XI . Infinity in pleasing Objects XII . Difficulty 180 182 185 186 • 7187 PAGE · 187 190 • 192 193 • 194 · 90 CONTENTS .
... 161 163 • 168 177 • 179 X. VIII . Infinity IX . Succession and Uniformity Magnitude in Building XI . Infinity in pleasing Objects XII . Difficulty 180 182 185 186 • 7187 PAGE · 187 190 • 192 193 • 194 · 90 CONTENTS .
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