The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1815 - Great Britain |
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Page 117
... contemplation . In the morning of our days , when the senses are unworn and tender , when the whole man is awake in every part , and the gloss of novelty 13 novelty fresh upon all the objects that surround us , ON TASTE . 117.
... contemplation . In the morning of our days , when the senses are unworn and tender , when the whole man is awake in every part , and the gloss of novelty 13 novelty fresh upon all the objects that surround us , ON TASTE . 117.
Page 140
... contemplation as well as action ; since solitude as well as society has its pleasures ; as from the former observation we may discern , that an entire life of solitude contradicts the purposes of our being , since death itself is ...
... contemplation as well as action ; since solitude as well as society has its pleasures ; as from the former observation we may discern , that an entire life of solitude contradicts the purposes of our being , since death itself is ...
Page 141
... contemplation of our own freedom from the evils which we see represented . I am afraid it is a practice much too common in enquiries of this nature , to attribute the cause of feelings which merely arise from the mechanical structure of ...
... contemplation of our own freedom from the evils which we see represented . I am afraid it is a practice much too common in enquiries of this nature , to attribute the cause of feelings which merely arise from the mechanical structure of ...
Page 152
... to him , nor unproductive to ourselves of that noble and uncommon union of science and admiration , which a contemplation of the works of infinite wisdom alone can afford to a rational mind ; whilst wisdom 152 ON THE SUBLIME.
... to him , nor unproductive to ourselves of that noble and uncommon union of science and admiration , which a contemplation of the works of infinite wisdom alone can afford to a rational mind ; whilst wisdom 152 ON THE SUBLIME.
Page 177
... contemplation it is , any man is able to attain an entire love and devotion to the Deity , will easily perceive , that it is not the first , the most natural , and the most striking effect which pro- ceeds from that idea . Thus we have ...
... contemplation it is , any man is able to attain an entire love and devotion to the Deity , will easily perceive , that it is not the first , the most natural , and the most striking effect which pro- ceeds from that idea . Thus we have ...
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