The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1815 - Great Britain |
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... object , too much disregarded in modern books , has here been kept in view throughout . The quota- tions which are interspersed through the works of Mr. Burke , and which were fre- quently made by him from memory , have been generally ...
... object , too much disregarded in modern books , has here been kept in view throughout . The quota- tions which are interspersed through the works of Mr. Burke , and which were fre- quently made by him from memory , have been generally ...
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... object to the piety , truth and perfection of our most excellent church . Both I am sensible have their foundations on a rock . No discovery of truth can prejudice them . On the contrary , the more closely the origin of religion and go ...
... object to the piety , truth and perfection of our most excellent church . Both I am sensible have their foundations on a rock . No discovery of truth can prejudice them . On the contrary , the more closely the origin of religion and go ...
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... object is soon out of sight , and the parties end upon a matter wholly foreign to that on which they began . In a law - suit the question is , who has a right to a certain house or farm ? And this question is daily determined , not upon ...
... object is soon out of sight , and the parties end upon a matter wholly foreign to that on which they began . In a law - suit the question is , who has a right to a certain house or farm ? And this question is daily determined , not upon ...
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... objects of our enquiry are in themselves obscure and intricate ; and that many others have been rendered so by affected refinements or false learning ; they know that there are many impediments in the subject , in the prejudices of ...
... objects of our enquiry are in themselves obscure and intricate ; and that many others have been rendered so by affected refinements or false learning ; they know that there are many impediments in the subject , in the prejudices of ...
Page 91
... How far the idea of Beauty may be ap- plied to Virtue - - - - 234 XII . The real Cause of Beauty - - XIII . Beautiful Objects small XIV . Smoothness - - 235 236 237 SECT . XV . Gradual Variation - - - XVI CONTENTS . 91.
... How far the idea of Beauty may be ap- plied to Virtue - - - - 234 XII . The real Cause of Beauty - - XIII . Beautiful Objects small XIV . Smoothness - - 235 236 237 SECT . XV . Gradual Variation - - - XVI CONTENTS . 91.
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