The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 8
... they are likely to find of that rapid torrent of an impe- tuous and overbearing eloquence , and the variety of rich imagery for which that writer is justly admired . n A LETTER TO LORD *** SHALL HALL I venture to 8 PREFACE .
... they are likely to find of that rapid torrent of an impe- tuous and overbearing eloquence , and the variety of rich imagery for which that writer is justly admired . n A LETTER TO LORD *** SHALL HALL I venture to 8 PREFACE .
Page 35
... admiration . I acknowledge , indeed , the necessity of such a proceeding in such institutions ; but I must have a very mean opinion of institutions where such proceedings are necessary . It is a misfortune , that in no part of the globe ...
... admiration . I acknowledge , indeed , the necessity of such a proceeding in such institutions ; but I must have a very mean opinion of institutions where such proceedings are necessary . It is a misfortune , that in no part of the globe ...
Page 69
... admired and applauded in this , as your Lordship's noble house has derived its wealth and its honours from that profession . Before we finish our examination of artificial society , I shall lead your Lordship into a closer consideration ...
... admired and applauded in this , as your Lordship's noble house has derived its wealth and its honours from that profession . Before we finish our examination of artificial society , I shall lead your Lordship into a closer consideration ...
Page 107
... admirable , seldom take care to have them exact ; that is , they are taken with the general resemblance , they paint it strongly , and they take no notice of the difference which may be found between the things compared . Now , as the ...
... admirable , seldom take care to have them exact ; that is , they are taken with the general resemblance , they paint it strongly , and they take no notice of the difference which may be found between the things compared . Now , as the ...
Page 108
... admired at first ; not that he admired it even then for its unlikeness to a man , but for that general though inaccurate resemblance which it bore to the human figure . What he ad- mired at different times in these so different figures ...
... admired at first ; not that he admired it even then for its unlikeness to a man , but for that general though inaccurate resemblance which it bore to the human figure . What he ad- mired at different times in these so different figures ...
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