The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... pleasing expectations , the works themselves at last appeared in full 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 ...
... pleasing expectations , the works themselves at last appeared in full 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 ...
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... pleasing sur- prise ; they run along with the speaker , charmed and captivated to find such a plentiful harvest of reasoning , where all seemed barren and unpromis- ing . This is the fairy land of philosophy . And it very frequently ...
... pleasing sur- prise ; they run along with the speaker , charmed and captivated to find such a plentiful harvest of reasoning , where all seemed barren and unpromis- ing . This is the fairy land of philosophy . And it very frequently ...
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... pleasing subject for history . But , alas ! all the history of all times , concerning all nations , does not afford matter enough to fill ten pages , though it should be spun out by the wire - drawing amplification of a Guic- ciardini ...
... pleasing subject for history . But , alas ! all the history of all times , concerning all nations , does not afford matter enough to fill ten pages , though it should be spun out by the wire - drawing amplification of a Guic- ciardini ...
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... Vastness 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 .
... Vastness 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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... taste of some particular thing . This indeed cannot be disputed ; but we may dis- pute , and with sufficient clearness too , concerning H 3 the the things which are naturally pleasing or dis- agreeable to ON TASTE . 101.
... taste of some particular thing . This indeed cannot be disputed ; but we may dis- pute , and with sufficient clearness too , concerning H 3 the the things which are naturally pleasing or dis- agreeable to ON TASTE . 101.
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