The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 1Little, Brown, 1884 - Great Britain |
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... France " had unequivocally testified his celebrity as a writer , some of his friends so far prevailed upon him , that he permitted them to put forth a regular edition of his works . Accordingly , three volumes in quarto appeared under ...
... France " had unequivocally testified his celebrity as a writer , some of his friends so far prevailed upon him , that he permitted them to put forth a regular edition of his works . Accordingly , three volumes in quarto appeared under ...
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... France . This supplement will be sent to the press without delay . Mr. Burke's more familiar correspondence will be reserved as authorities to accompany a narrative of his life , which will conclude the whole . The period during which ...
... France . This supplement will be sent to the press without delay . Mr. Burke's more familiar correspondence will be reserved as authorities to accompany a narrative of his life , which will conclude the whole . The period during which ...
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... son . ' Several other parts , possibly amounting altogether to * * In " Reflections on the Revolution in France , " — indicated by foot - note in loco . a page or thereabout , were indicated in the same ADVERTISEMENT . xix.
... son . ' Several other parts , possibly amounting altogether to * * In " Reflections on the Revolution in France , " — indicated by foot - note in loco . a page or thereabout , were indicated in the same ADVERTISEMENT . xix.
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... France . But as pain is stronger in its operation than pleasure , so death is in general a much more affecting idea than pain ; because there are very few pains , however ex- quisite , which are not preferred to death : nay , what ...
... France . But as pain is stronger in its operation than pleasure , so death is in general a much more affecting idea than pain ; because there are very few pains , however ex- quisite , which are not preferred to death : nay , what ...
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... France , bankrupt France , had no such calamities impending over her ; her distresses were great , but they were im- mediate and temporary ; her want of credit preserved her from a great increase of debt , and the loss of her ...
... France , bankrupt France , had no such calamities impending over her ; her distresses were great , but they were im- mediate and temporary ; her want of credit preserved her from a great increase of debt , and the loss of her ...
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