THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE1803 |
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... things were expected from the leisure of a man , who from the fplendid scene of action , in which his talents had enabled him to make fo confpicuous a figure , had retired to employ thofe talents in the investiga- tion of truth ...
... things were expected from the leisure of a man , who from the fplendid scene of action , in which his talents had enabled him to make fo confpicuous a figure , had retired to employ thofe talents in the investiga- tion of truth ...
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... things which they , who doubt of every thing else , will never permit to be queftioned . It is an obferva- tion which I think Ifocrates makes in one of his orations against the fophifts , that it is far more easy to maintain a wrong ...
... things which they , who doubt of every thing else , will never permit to be queftioned . It is an obferva- tion which I think Ifocrates makes in one of his orations against the fophifts , that it is far more easy to maintain a wrong ...
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... things ; and which would undoubtedly make the lives of all thinking men extremely miferable , if the fame philofophy which caused the grief , did not at the same time admi- nifter the comfort . a On confidering political focieties ...
... things ; and which would undoubtedly make the lives of all thinking men extremely miferable , if the fame philofophy which caused the grief , did not at the same time admi- nifter the comfort . a On confidering political focieties ...
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... things have been faid , and very well un- doubtedly , on the subjection in which we should preserve our bodies to the government of our un- derstanding ; but enough has not been faid upon the restraint which our bodily neceffities ought ...
... things have been faid , and very well un- doubtedly , on the subjection in which we should preserve our bodies to the government of our un- derstanding ; but enough has not been faid upon the restraint which our bodily neceffities ought ...
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... things in the spirit of abfolute monarchy , but none more than this ; a fhining merit is ever hated or fufpected in ... thing less than any merit of their own , began to tyrannize over their equals , who had affociated with them for ...
... things in the spirit of abfolute monarchy , but none more than this ; a fhining merit is ever hated or fufpected in ... thing less than any merit of their own , began to tyrannize over their equals , who had affociated with them for ...
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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