The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1815 - Great Britain |
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Page xii
... give an authentick edition . 4 The " Thoughts and Details on Scarcity " were originally presented in the form of a Memorial to Mr. Pitt . The Author proposed afterwards to recast the same matter in a new shape. afterwards some XII ...
... give an authentick edition . 4 The " Thoughts and Details on Scarcity " were originally presented in the form of a Memorial to Mr. Pitt . The Author proposed afterwards to recast the same matter in a new shape. afterwards some XII ...
Page xviii
... give it the fullest and speediest effect . In truth , the an- swer , which is full of spirit and vivacity , was written in the latter end of the same year , but was laid aside when the question assumed a more serious aspect , from the ...
... give it the fullest and speediest effect . In truth , the an- swer , which is full of spirit and vivacity , was written in the latter end of the same year , but was laid aside when the question assumed a more serious aspect , from the ...
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... gives him leisure to contrive , and furnishes ability to execute military plans . A meditation on the con- duct of political societies made old Hobbes imagine , that war was the state of nature ; and truly , if a man judged of the ...
... gives him leisure to contrive , and furnishes ability to execute military plans . A meditation on the con- duct of political societies made old Hobbes imagine , that war was the state of nature ; and truly , if a man judged of the ...
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... gives one man the power over many , and arms his naturally im- potent , and feeble rage , with the hands of millions , who know no common principle of action , but a blind obedience to the passions of their ruler . The next personage ...
... gives one man the power over many , and arms his naturally im- potent , and feeble rage , with the hands of millions , who know no common principle of action , but a blind obedience to the passions of their ruler . The next personage ...
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... give more than hints to one of your Lordship's erudi- tion . You will recollect his uninterrupted series of success . You will run over his battles . You will call to mind the carnage which was made . You will give a glance of the whole ...
... give more than hints to one of your Lordship's erudi- tion . You will recollect his uninterrupted series of success . You will run over his battles . You will call to mind the carnage which was made . You will give a glance of the whole ...
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