THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE1803 |
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... continually in a tottering fituation , and makes greater and greater ftrides to that gulph of def potism which at last swallows up every species of government . The manner of ruling being direct- ed merely by the will of the weakeft ...
... continually in a tottering fituation , and makes greater and greater ftrides to that gulph of def potism which at last swallows up every species of government . The manner of ruling being direct- ed merely by the will of the weakeft ...
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... continually calling for reformation , and reformations more grievous than any evils . Our boafted liberty fometimes ... continual feuds , wars and confpi- racies . In no country in Europe has the scaffold fo often blufhed with the blood ...
... continually calling for reformation , and reformations more grievous than any evils . Our boafted liberty fometimes ... continual feuds , wars and confpi- racies . In no country in Europe has the scaffold fo often blufhed with the blood ...
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... continual care , and anxiety , their toilfome days , and fleep- lefs nights , are next to proverbial , Thefe circum- ftances are fufficient almoft to level their ... continually , which is the feverest labour , but 72 A VINDICATION OF.
... continual care , and anxiety , their toilfome days , and fleep- lefs nights , are next to proverbial , Thefe circum- ftances are fufficient almoft to level their ... continually , which is the feverest labour , but 72 A VINDICATION OF.
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labour continually , which is the feverest labour , but their hearts are torn by the worst , most troublesome , and insatiable of all paffions , by ava- rice , by ambition , by fear and jealousy . No part of the mind has reft . Power ...
labour continually , which is the feverest labour , but their hearts are torn by the worst , most troublesome , and insatiable of all paffions , by ava- rice , by ambition , by fear and jealousy . No part of the mind has reft . Power ...
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... continually appealing to certain tefts and standards , which are allowed on all fides , and are fuppofed to be established in our common nature . But there is not the fame obvious concurrence in any uniform or fettled principles which ...
... continually appealing to certain tefts and standards , which are allowed on all fides , and are fuppofed to be established in our common nature . But there is not the fame obvious concurrence in any uniform or fettled principles which ...
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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