The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 137
... remarkable . Men are at all times pretty equally disposed to the pleasures of love , because they are to be guided by reason in the time and manner of indulging them . Had any great pain arisen from the want of this satis- faction ...
... remarkable . Men are at all times pretty equally disposed to the pleasures of love , because they are to be guided by reason in the time and manner of indulging them . Had any great pain arisen from the want of this satis- faction ...
Page 175
... ( says the Psalmist ) , the heavens also dropped at the presence of the Lord . And , what is remarkable , the painting preserves the same character , character , not only when he is supposed descending to AND BEAUTIFUL . 175.
... ( says the Psalmist ) , the heavens also dropped at the presence of the Lord . And , what is remarkable , the painting preserves the same character , character , not only when he is supposed descending to AND BEAUTIFUL . 175.
Page 189
... remarkable for the vivacity of its descriptions , as well as the solidity and penetration of its sentences , the Wisdom of the Son of Sirach , there is a noble panegyrick on the high priest Simon the son of Onias ; and it is a very fine ...
... remarkable for the vivacity of its descriptions , as well as the solidity and penetration of its sentences , the Wisdom of the Son of Sirach , there is a noble panegyrick on the high priest Simon the son of Onias ; and it is a very fine ...
Page 191
... remarkable , our author had the secret of preserving this idea , even when he seemed to depart the farthest from it , when he describes the light and glory which flows from the divine presence ; a light which by its very excess is ...
... remarkable , our author had the secret of preserving this idea , even when he seemed to depart the farthest from it , when he describes the light and glory which flows from the divine presence ; a light which by its very excess is ...
Page 241
... remarkable for its weakness and momentary duration , that gives us the liveliest idea of beauty and elegance . Among animals , the greyhound is more beautiful than the mastiff ; and the delicacy of a gennet , a barb , or an Arabian ...
... remarkable for its weakness and momentary duration , that gives us the liveliest idea of beauty and elegance . Among animals , the greyhound is more beautiful than the mastiff ; and the delicacy of a gennet , a barb , or an Arabian ...
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