THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE1803 |
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... paffions of mankind delineated ; in fhort , all who confider fuch things as philosophy , and require some of them at least , in every philofophical work , all these were certainly disappointed ; they found the land- marks of science ...
... paffions of mankind delineated ; in fhort , all who confider fuch things as philosophy , and require some of them at least , in every philofophical work , all these were certainly disappointed ; they found the land- marks of science ...
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... paffions of their ruler . The next perfonage who figures in the tragedies of this ancient theatre is Semiramis : for we have no particulars of Ninus , but that he made im- menfe and rapid conquefts , which doubtless were not compaffed ...
... paffions of their ruler . The next perfonage who figures in the tragedies of this ancient theatre is Semiramis : for we have no particulars of Ninus , but that he made im- menfe and rapid conquefts , which doubtless were not compaffed ...
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... paf- fions . I go upon a naked and moderate calcula- tion , just enough , without a pedantical exactness , to give your Lordship fome feeling of the effects . of political fociety . I charge the whole of thefe effects on political ...
... paf- fions . I go upon a naked and moderate calcula- tion , just enough , without a pedantical exactness , to give your Lordship fome feeling of the effects . of political fociety . I charge the whole of thefe effects on political ...
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... paffions of mankind , appears on other occafions . The very name of a politician , a statesman , is sure to cause terrour and hatred ; it has always connected with it the ideas of treachery , cruelty , fraud and tyranny ; and those ...
... paffions of mankind , appears on other occafions . The very name of a politician , a statesman , is sure to cause terrour and hatred ; it has always connected with it the ideas of treachery , cruelty , fraud and tyranny ; and those ...
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... paffions of the one , and they unite to ftrengthen themfelves , and fecure the gratifi- cation of their lawless paffions at the expence of the general good . In vain do we fly to the many . The cafe is worfe ; their paffions are less ...
... paffions of the one , and they unite to ftrengthen themfelves , and fecure the gratifi- cation of their lawless paffions at the expence of the general good . In vain do we fly to the many . The cafe is worfe ; their paffions are less ...
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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