THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE1803 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 24
Page xvi
... war was understood to have been the principal objection urged against the two former Letters on the Proposals for Peace . " In performing with reverential diffi- dence this duty of friendship , care has been taken not to attribute to Mr ...
... war was understood to have been the principal objection urged against the two former Letters on the Proposals for Peace . " In performing with reverential diffi- dence this duty of friendship , care has been taken not to attribute to Mr ...
Page 16
... War is the matter which fills all hiftory , -and confequently the only or almost the only view in which we can see the external of political fo- ciety , is in a hoftile fhape ; and the only actions , to which we have always feen , and ...
... War is the matter which fills all hiftory , -and confequently the only or almost the only view in which we can see the external of political fo- ciety , is in a hoftile fhape ; and the only actions , to which we have always feen , and ...
Page 17
... war was the state of nature ; and truly , if a man judged of the individuals of our race by their conduct when united and packed into nations and kingdoms , he might imagine that every fort of virtue was unnatural and foreign to the ...
... war was the state of nature ; and truly , if a man judged of the individuals of our race by their conduct when united and packed into nations and kingdoms , he might imagine that every fort of virtue was unnatural and foreign to the ...
Page 19
... war against the Indians . We fee the Indians arming a yet greater ; and we be- hold a war continued with much fury , and with various fuccefs . This ends in the retreat of the queen , with scarce a third of the troops employed in the ...
... war against the Indians . We fee the Indians arming a yet greater ; and we be- hold a war continued with much fury , and with various fuccefs . This ends in the retreat of the queen , with scarce a third of the troops employed in the ...
Page 20
... war alone , ( for Semiramis had other wars ) in this fingle reign , and in this one spot of the globe , did three millions of fouls expire , with all the horrid and shocking circumstances which at- tend all wars , and in a quarrel , in ...
... war alone , ( for Semiramis had other wars ) in this fingle reign , and in this one spot of the globe , did three millions of fouls expire , with all the horrid and shocking circumstances which at- tend all wars , and in a quarrel , in ...
Contents
194 | |
195 | |
196 | |
197 | |
198 | |
200 | |
203 | |
205 | |
210 | |
212 | |
220 | |
222 | |
227 | |
230 | |
231 | |
232 | |
281 | |
284 | |
285 | |
287 | |
288 | |
290 | |
293 | |
295 | |
299 | |
301 | |
302 | |
305 | |
306 | |
308 | |
316 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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