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" He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in persons... "
Memoirs of the right honourable Edmund Burke; or, An impartial review of his ... - Page 142
by Charles M'Cormick - 1798 - 378 pages
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke: A vindication of natural ...

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...noblest of human sciences ; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in persons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the same proportion. Passing...
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The Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge, Volume 5

1775 - 868 pages
...andnobleit of human fcience ; a fcience which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together...except in perfons very happily born, to open and to liberal ize the mind exactly in the fame proportion. Faffing from that ftudy he did not go very largely...
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Speech ... on American taxation

Edmund Burke - 1775 - 64 pages
...and nobleft of human fciences; a fcience which does more to quicken and invigorate the underftanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together : but it is not apt, except in perfohs very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exaftly in the fame proportion. Pafling...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 18

History - 1778 - 626 pages
...noblest of human sciences : a science which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in persons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the same proportion. Passing...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 18

History - 1791 - 634 pages
...and nobleft of human fciences : a fcience which does more to quicken and invigorate the undemanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together;...liberalize the mind exactly in the fame proportion. Pafiing from that lludy, he did not go very largely into the world ; but plunged into bufinefs; I mean...
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The works of ... Edmund Burke [ed. by W. King and F. Laurence].

Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pages
...and nobleft of human fciences; a fcience which does more to quicken and invigorate the underftanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together;...exactly in the fame proportion. Faffing from that fludy he did not go very largely into the world; but plunged into bufinefs; I mean into the bufinefs...
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The History, Debates, and Proceedings of Both Houses of Parliament ..., Volume 7

Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1792 - 608 pages
...nobleft of human fciences ; a fcience which does more to quicken and invigorate the underftanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together...perfons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the miriti exactly in the fame proU 2 portion. portion. Faffing from that ftudy he did not go very largely...
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Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind, Volume 1

Dugald Stewart - Philosophy - 1792 - 630 pages
...to quicken and invigorate the un" derftanding, than all the other kinds of learning put toge" ther ; but it is not apt, except in perfons very happily born, " to open and to liberalife the mind exactly in the fame pro" portion. Faffing from that ftudy, he did not go very largely...
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Memoirs of the Reign of George III. to the Session of Parliament Ending A.D ...

William Belsham - Great Britain - 1796 - 508 pages
...bred to the law, a fcience rather calculated to invigorate than liberalize the underftanding. Paffing from that ftudy, he did not go very largely into the world, world, but plunged into bufinefs j the bufmefs of office. But men too much converfant in office rarely...
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The Beauties of the Late Right Hon. Edmund Burke: Selected from ..., Volume 2

Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pages
...nobleft'of htijnan fciences; a fcience which does more to quicken" and invigorate the underftanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together;...liberalize the mind exactly in the fame proportion. Paffing from that ftudy he did not go very largely into the world; but plunged into bufinefs; I mean...
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