The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1815 - Great Britain |
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... figure , had retired to employ those talents in the investiga- tion of truth . Philosophy began to congratulate herself upon such a proselyte from the world of business , and hoped to have extended her power under the auspices of such a ...
... figure , had retired to employ those talents in the investiga- tion of truth . Philosophy began to congratulate herself upon such a proselyte from the world of business , and hoped to have extended her power under the auspices of such a ...
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... figure in history , that I am very sorry to say , it affords me but little matter on which to expatiate . The good offices done by one nation to its neighbour * ; the support given in publick distress ; the relief afforded in general ...
... figure in history , that I am very sorry to say , it affords me but little matter on which to expatiate . The good offices done by one nation to its neighbour * ; the support given in publick distress ; the relief afforded in general ...
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... figures in the tragedies of this ancient theatre is Semiramis : for we have no particulars of Ninus , but that he made im- mense and rapid conquests , which doubtless were not compassed without the usual carnage . We see an army of ...
... figures in the tragedies of this ancient theatre is Semiramis : for we have no particulars of Ninus , but that he made im- mense and rapid conquests , which doubtless were not compassed without the usual carnage . We see an army of ...
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... figure . What he admired at different times in these so different figures , is strictly the same ; and though his knowledge is improved , his taste is not altered . Hitherto his mistake was from a want of knowledge in art , and this ...
... figure . What he admired at different times in these so different figures , is strictly the same ; and though his knowledge is improved , his taste is not altered . Hitherto his mistake was from a want of knowledge in art , and this ...
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... figures , and which the painter , who had not made such accu- rate observations on shoes , and was content with a ... figure . Here the anatomist observes what the painter had not observed ; and he passes by what the shoemaker had ...
... figures , and which the painter , who had not made such accu- rate observations on shoes , and was content with a ... figure . Here the anatomist observes what the painter had not observed ; and he passes by what the shoemaker had ...
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