The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 4Wells and Lilly, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... England , where they are already formed into a body , comprehending most of the dissenters of the three leading denominations ; to these are readily aggre- gated all who are dissenters in character , temper , and dispo- sition , though ...
... England , where they are already formed into a body , comprehending most of the dissenters of the three leading denominations ; to these are readily aggre- gated all who are dissenters in character , temper , and dispo- sition , though ...
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... England , because here , ( they say ) the oc- cupations of merchants , tradesmen , and manufacturers , are not held as degrading situations . I once thought that the low estimation in which commerce was held in France , might be ...
... England , because here , ( they say ) the oc- cupations of merchants , tradesmen , and manufacturers , are not held as degrading situations . I once thought that the low estimation in which commerce was held in France , might be ...
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... England have so few peers been taken out of trade or from families newly created by com- merce . In no period has so small a number of noble fami- lies entered into the counting - house . I can call to mind but one in all England , and ...
... England have so few peers been taken out of trade or from families newly created by com- merce . In no period has so small a number of noble fami- lies entered into the counting - house . I can call to mind but one in all England , and ...
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... England , there may be some apprehension from vi- cinity , from constant communication , and from the very name of liberty , which , as it ought to be very dear to us , in its worst abuses carries something seductive . It is the abuse ...
... England , there may be some apprehension from vi- cinity , from constant communication , and from the very name of liberty , which , as it ought to be very dear to us , in its worst abuses carries something seductive . It is the abuse ...
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... England . These ideas of M. Condorcet , are the principles of those to whom kings are to entrust their successors , and the interests of their succession . This man would be ready to plunge the po- niard in the heart of his pupil , or ...
... England . These ideas of M. Condorcet , are the principles of those to whom kings are to entrust their successors , and the interests of their succession . This man would be ready to plunge the po- niard in the heart of his pupil , or ...
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