THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE1803 |
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preffions on the imagination , fubfift and produce their effect , even after the understanding has been fatisfied of their unfubftantial nature . There is a fort of glofs upon ingenious falfehoods , that daz- zles the imagination , but ...
preffions on the imagination , fubfift and produce their effect , even after the understanding has been fatisfied of their unfubftantial nature . There is a fort of glofs upon ingenious falfehoods , that daz- zles the imagination , but ...
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... understanding . And to prevent the leaft hope of amendment , a king is ever fur . rounded by a crowd of infamous flatterers , who find their account in keeping him from the least light of reafon , till all ideas of rectitude and jus ...
... understanding . And to prevent the leaft hope of amendment , a king is ever fur . rounded by a crowd of infamous flatterers , who find their account in keeping him from the least light of reafon , till all ideas of rectitude and jus ...
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... understanding and fortunes , they con- fided to them the charge of the publick welfare . This originally formed what is called an ariftocracy . They hoped , it would be impoffible that fuch a number could ever join in any design against ...
... understanding and fortunes , they con- fided to them the charge of the publick welfare . This originally formed what is called an ariftocracy . They hoped , it would be impoffible that fuch a number could ever join in any design against ...
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... understanding or courage to fupply the remedy . I need not excufe myself to your Lordship , nor , I think , to any honeft man , for the zeal I have fhewn in this caufe ; for it is an honeft zeal , and in a good cause . I have defended ...
... understanding or courage to fupply the remedy . I need not excufe myself to your Lordship , nor , I think , to any honeft man , for the zeal I have fhewn in this caufe ; for it is an honeft zeal , and in a good cause . I have defended ...
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... condition to that of the unhappy majority ; but there are other circumftances which place them in a far lower condition . Not only their understandings labour labour continually , which is the feverest labour , but 72 A VINDICATION OF.
... condition to that of the unhappy majority ; but there are other circumftances which place them in a far lower condition . Not only their understandings labour labour continually , which is the feverest labour , but 72 A VINDICATION OF.
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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