The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1815 - Great Britain |
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... ness , and the dearth and badness of provision to which he must have been subject in the variety of climates and countries his march lay through ; if he knows any thing , he must know , that even the conqueror's army must have suffered ...
... ness , and the dearth and badness of provision to which he must have been subject in the variety of climates and countries his march lay through ; if he knows any thing , he must know , that even the conqueror's army must have suffered ...
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... ness by which falling states are brought to a com- plete destruction . Rome has a more venerable aspect than Athens ; and she conducted her affairs , so far as related to the ruin and oppression of the greatest part of the world , with ...
... ness by which falling states are brought to a com- plete destruction . Rome has a more venerable aspect than Athens ; and she conducted her affairs , so far as related to the ruin and oppression of the greatest part of the world , with ...
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... ness of human nature , in that part which is vul- garly thought its happiest and most amiable state . You know from what originals I could copy such pictures . Happy are they who know enough of them to know the little value of the ...
... ness of human nature , in that part which is vul- garly thought its happiest and most amiable state . You know from what originals I could copy such pictures . Happy are they who know enough of them to know the little value of the ...
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... ness and pleasure . How much happier are they ? The pleasures which are agreeable to nature are within the reach of all , and therefore can form no distinction in favour of the rich . The pleasureş which art forces up are seldom sincere ...
... ness and pleasure . How much happier are they ? The pleasures which are agreeable to nature are within the reach of all , and therefore can form no distinction in favour of the rich . The pleasureş which art forces up are seldom sincere ...
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... ness of theologians , and I will shew you an hun- dred , resulting from the ambition and villany of conquerors and statesmen . Shew me an absurdity in religion , and I will undertake to shew you an hundred for one in political laws and ...
... ness of theologians , and I will shew you an hun- dred , resulting from the ambition and villany of conquerors and statesmen . Shew me an absurdity in religion , and I will undertake to shew you an hundred for one in political laws and ...
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