The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Edmund Burke. private circulation , in quarters where he sup- posed they might produce most benefit to the community ; but which , with some other papers , have been printed , since his death , from copies which he left behind him fairly ...
Edmund Burke. private circulation , in quarters where he sup- posed they might produce most benefit to the community ; but which , with some other papers , have been printed , since his death , from copies which he left behind him fairly ...
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... , where all seemed barren and unpromis- ing . This is the fairy land of philosophy . And it very frequently happens , that those pleasing im- pressions B 3 pressions on the imagination , subsist and produce their effect PREFACE . 5.
... , where all seemed barren and unpromis- ing . This is the fairy land of philosophy . And it very frequently happens , that those pleasing im- pressions B 3 pressions on the imagination , subsist and produce their effect PREFACE . 5.
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Edmund Burke. pressions on the imagination , subsist and produce their effect , even after the understanding has been satisfied of their unsubstantial nature . There is a sort of gloss upon ingenious falsehoods , that daz- zles the ...
Edmund Burke. pressions on the imagination , subsist and produce their effect , even after the understanding has been satisfied of their unsubstantial nature . There is a sort of gloss upon ingenious falsehoods , that daz- zles the ...
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... produced them berries , in its decay gave them an habitation . The mutual desires of the sexes uniting their bodies and affections , and the children which are the results of these intercourses , introduced first the notion of society ...
... produced them berries , in its decay gave them an habitation . The mutual desires of the sexes uniting their bodies and affections , and the children which are the results of these intercourses , introduced first the notion of society ...
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... was to plunge those who gave it into slavery . Accident restored their liberty , and the same good fortune produced men of uncommon abilities and uncom- mon mon virtues amongst them . But these abilities were suffered NATURAL SOCIETY . 45.
... was to plunge those who gave it into slavery . Accident restored their liberty , and the same good fortune produced men of uncommon abilities and uncom- mon mon virtues amongst them . But these abilities were suffered NATURAL SOCIETY . 45.
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