THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE1803 |
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... Lordship's character in fuch particulars of the following letter , than they åre like to find of that rapid torrent of an impe- tuous and overbearing eloquence , and the variety of rich imagery for which that writer is justly ad- mired ...
... Lordship's character in fuch particulars of the following letter , than they åre like to find of that rapid torrent of an impe- tuous and overbearing eloquence , and the variety of rich imagery for which that writer is justly ad- mired ...
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... Lordship lived to our days , to have seen the noble relief given by this nation to the distressed Portuguese , he had perhaps owned this part of his argument a little weakened , but we do not think ourselves entitled to alter his Lordship's ...
... Lordship lived to our days , to have seen the noble relief given by this nation to the distressed Portuguese , he had perhaps owned this part of his argument a little weakened , but we do not think ourselves entitled to alter his Lordship's ...
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... Lordship's erudi- tion . You will recollect his uninterrupted series of success . You will run over his battles . You will call to mind the carnage which was made , You will give a glance of the whole , and you will agree with me ; that ...
... Lordship's erudi- tion . You will recollect his uninterrupted series of success . You will run over his battles . You will call to mind the carnage which was made , You will give a glance of the whole , and you will agree with me ; that ...
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... Lordship will eafily recollect . You will remember the total de- struction of fuch bodies as an army of 300,000 men , You will find every page of its history dyed in blood , and blotted and confounded by tumults , rebellions , massacres ...
... Lordship will eafily recollect . You will remember the total de- struction of fuch bodies as an army of 300,000 men , You will find every page of its history dyed in blood , and blotted and confounded by tumults , rebellions , massacres ...
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... Lordship as much as it would me ; and I confess I already feel my eyes ake by keeping them so long intent on fo bloody a profpect . I shall observe little on the Servile , the Social , the Gallick , and Spanish wars ; nor upon those ...
... Lordship as much as it would me ; and I confess I already feel my eyes ake by keeping them so long intent on fo bloody a profpect . I shall observe little on the Servile , the Social , the Gallick , and Spanish wars ; nor upon those ...
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