The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 4H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1907 - Great Britain |
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Page viii
... true state of affairs , led him lamentably astray . How far Burke must be held accountable for what followed it is impossible to say ; but certain it is that PREFACE ix the effect of his intervention was electric . viii BURKE'S WRITINGS ...
... true state of affairs , led him lamentably astray . How far Burke must be held accountable for what followed it is impossible to say ; but certain it is that PREFACE ix the effect of his intervention was electric . viii BURKE'S WRITINGS ...
Page x
... true judgment to be formed of the French Revolution must surely be gained from an attentive consideration of the evils of the old government ; when these are well understood- and when the extent and universality of the oppression under ...
... true judgment to be formed of the French Revolution must surely be gained from an attentive consideration of the evils of the old government ; when these are well understood- and when the extent and universality of the oppression under ...
Page xi
... true spirit of command , shall draw the eyes of all men upon himself . ' ( p . 243. ) Here , again , it is possible to point to numerous maxims and phrases that have passed into the permanent currency of public life . The writer , who ...
... true spirit of command , shall draw the eyes of all men upon himself . ' ( p . 243. ) Here , again , it is possible to point to numerous maxims and phrases that have passed into the permanent currency of public life . The writer , who ...
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... true principles ; and are ready on every occasion to depart from the firm but cautious and deliberate spirit which produced the one , and which presides in the other . Before I proceed to answer the more material parti- culars in your ...
... true principles ; and are ready on every occasion to depart from the firm but cautious and deliberate spirit which produced the one , and which presides in the other . Before I proceed to answer the more material parti- culars in your ...
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... true nature of the object held up to our imitation . If the prudence of reserve and decorum dictates silence in some circum- stances , in others prudence of a higher order may justify us in speaking our thoughts . The beginnings of ...
... true nature of the object held up to our imitation . If the prudence of reserve and decorum dictates silence in some circum- stances , in others prudence of a higher order may justify us in speaking our thoughts . The beginnings of ...
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