The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 296
... unoperative ; or at most exerted to mollify the rigour and sternness of the terrour , which is the natural concomitant of greatness . Besides the extraordinary great in every species , the opposite to this , the dwarfish and diminutive ...
... unoperative ; or at most exerted to mollify the rigour and sternness of the terrour , which is the natural concomitant of greatness . Besides the extraordinary great in every species , the opposite to this , the dwarfish and diminutive ...
Page 306
... unoperative , without being in some degree affected ; especially if a warm and affecting tone of voice accompanies them , as suppose , Wise , valiant , generous , good , and great . These words , by having no application , ought to be ...
... unoperative , without being in some degree affected ; especially if a warm and affecting tone of voice accompanies them , as suppose , Wise , valiant , generous , good , and great . These words , by having no application , ought to be ...
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