THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE1803 |
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... we were to examine the divine fabricks by our ideas of reafon and fitness , and to use the fame method of attack by which some men have affaulted revealed religion P religion , we might with as good colour , and 6 PREFACE .
... we were to examine the divine fabricks by our ideas of reafon and fitness , and to use the fame method of attack by which some men have affaulted revealed religion P religion , we might with as good colour , and 6 PREFACE .
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religion , we might with as good colour , and with the fame fuccefs , make the wisdom and power of God in his creation appear to many no better than foolishness There is an air of plaufibility which accompanies vulgar reasonings and ...
religion , we might with as good colour , and with the fame fuccefs , make the wisdom and power of God in his creation appear to many no better than foolishness There is an air of plaufibility which accompanies vulgar reasonings and ...
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... colour . The firft fet- tling of the Jews here , was attended by an almost entire extirpation of all the former inhabitants . Their own civil wars , and those with their petty neighbours , confumed vaft multitudes almoft every year for ...
... colour . The firft fet- tling of the Jews here , was attended by an almost entire extirpation of all the former inhabitants . Their own civil wars , and those with their petty neighbours , confumed vaft multitudes almoft every year for ...
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... colour of juftice ; we behold this without emotion , be- cause we have grown up in the conftant view of fuch practices ; and we are not surprised to hear a man requested to be a knave and a traitor , with as much indifference as if the ...
... colour of juftice ; we behold this without emotion , be- cause we have grown up in the conftant view of fuch practices ; and we are not surprised to hear a man requested to be a knave and a traitor , with as much indifference as if the ...
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... colours , this fhocking picture of the degeneracy and wretched- nefs of human nature , in that part which is vul- garly thought its happiest and most amiable ftate . You know from what originals I could copy fuch pictures . Happy are ...
... colours , this fhocking picture of the degeneracy and wretched- nefs of human nature , in that part which is vul- garly thought its happiest and most amiable ftate . You know from what originals I could copy fuch pictures . Happy are ...
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affected affociation againſt agreeable almoſt arifes beauty becauſe befides beſt body cafe caufe cauſe colours confequently confider confiderable confiftent darkneſs defcription defigned degree difpofition diftinct diftinguiſh diſcover faid fame fect feems fenfes fenfible feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fimilar fimple fince fions firft firſt fmooth fociety fome fomething fpecies ftand ftate ftill ftrength ftriking ftrong fubject fublime fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofe fure fweet greateſt himſelf horrour idea images imagination impreffion itſelf juſt laft laſt leaft leaſt lefs mankind manner meaſure mind miſtake moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary nefs obferved object occafions ourſelves paffions pain perfon pleafing pleaſed pleaſure poffible pofitive prefent principles produce proportion purpoſe qualities raiſed reafon refult reprefented reſemblance SECT ſeems ſenſe ſeveral ſmall ſome ſpecies ſtate tafte taſte tenfion terrour thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe tion tural underſtanding uſe whilft words