The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 1Little, Brown, 1884 - Great Britain |
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... operations of the mind ; those who hoped to see morality illustrated and enforced ; those who looked for new helps to society and gov- ernment ; those who desired to see the characters and passions of mankind delineated ; in short , all ...
... operations of the mind ; those who hoped to see morality illustrated and enforced ; those who looked for new helps to society and gov- ernment ; those who desired to see the characters and passions of mankind delineated ; in short , all ...
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... operations of the campaign . It was not uncommon for a general , under the horrid despotism of the Roman emperors , to be ill received in proportion to the greatness of his services . Agri- cola is a strong instance of this . No man had ...
... operations of the campaign . It was not uncommon for a general , under the horrid despotism of the Roman emperors , to be ill received in proportion to the greatness of his services . Agri- cola is a strong instance of this . No man had ...
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... operations of the vast political machine . The other is of those who employ their riches wholly in the acquisition of pleasure . As to the first sort , their continual care and anxiety , their toilsome days , and sleepless nights , are ...
... operations of the vast political machine . The other is of those who employ their riches wholly in the acquisition of pleasure . As to the first sort , their continual care and anxiety , their toilsome days , and sleepless nights , are ...
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... operations of the same faculty of comparing . But in reality , whether they are or are not dependent on the same power of the mind , they differ so very materially in many respects , that a per- fect union of wit and judgment is one of ...
... operations of the same faculty of comparing . But in reality , whether they are or are not dependent on the same power of the mind , they differ so very materially in many respects , that a per- fect union of wit and judgment is one of ...
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... operation is in reality far from being always sudden , or , when it is sudden , it is often far from being right . Men of the best taste by consideration come frequently to change these early and precipitate judg- ments , which the mind ...
... operation is in reality far from being always sudden , or , when it is sudden , it is often far from being right . Men of the best taste by consideration come frequently to change these early and precipitate judg- ments , which the mind ...
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