The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 4H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1907 - Great Britain |
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... whilst thousands of great cattle , reposed beneath the shadow of the British oak , chew the cud and are silent , pray do not imagine that those who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field ; that , of course , they are many ...
... whilst thousands of great cattle , reposed beneath the shadow of the British oak , chew the cud and are silent , pray do not imagine that those who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field ; that , of course , they are many ...
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... social manners . All these ( in their way ) are good things too ; and , without them , liberty is not a benefit whilst it lasts , and is not likely THE REVOLUTION SOCIETY 9 to continue long . The effect 8 REFLECTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION.
... social manners . All these ( in their way ) are good things too ; and , without them , liberty is not a benefit whilst it lasts , and is not likely THE REVOLUTION SOCIETY 9 to continue long . The effect 8 REFLECTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION.
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... Whilst I continued in the country , from whence I had the honour of writing to you , I had but an imperfect idea of their transactions . On my coming to town , I sent for an account of their proceedings , which had been published by ...
... Whilst I continued in the country , from whence I had the honour of writing to you , I had but an imperfect idea of their transactions . On my coming to town , I sent for an account of their proceedings , which had been published by ...
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... whilst the king of Great Britain was not affected by it . In the meantime the ears of their congregations would be gradually habituated to it , as if it were a first principle admitted without dispute . For the present it would only ...
... whilst the king of Great Britain was not affected by it . In the meantime the ears of their congregations would be gradually habituated to it , as if it were a first principle admitted without dispute . For the present it would only ...
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... whilst the legal conditions of the compact of Sovereignty are performed by him , ( as they are per- formed , ) he holds his crown in contempt of the choice of the Revolution Society , who have not a single vote for a king amongst them ...
... whilst the legal conditions of the compact of Sovereignty are performed by him , ( as they are per- formed , ) he holds his crown in contempt of the choice of the Revolution Society , who have not a single vote for a king amongst them ...
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