The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1815 - Great Britain |
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... pleasing expectations , the works themselves at last appeared in full body , and with great pomp . Those who searched in them for new discoveries in the mysteries of nature ; those who expected something which might explain or direct ...
... pleasing expectations , the works themselves at last appeared in full body , and with great pomp . Those who searched in them for new discoveries in the mysteries of nature ; those who expected something which might explain or direct ...
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... pleasing sur- prise ; they run along with the speaker , charmed and captivated to find such a plentiful harvest of reasoning , where all seemed barren and unpromis- ing . This is the fairy land of philosophy . And it very fréquently ...
... pleasing sur- prise ; they run along with the speaker , charmed and captivated to find such a plentiful harvest of reasoning , where all seemed barren and unpromis- ing . This is the fairy land of philosophy . And it very fréquently ...
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... pleasing subject for history . But , alas ! all the history of all times , concerning all nations , does not afford matter enough to fill ten pages , though it should be spun out by the wire - drawing amplification of a Guic- ciardini ...
... pleasing subject for history . But , alas ! all the history of all times , concerning all nations , does not afford matter enough to fill ten pages , though it should be spun out by the wire - drawing amplification of a Guic- ciardini ...
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... Privation VII . Vastness VIII . Infinity 177 179 180 IX . Succession and Uniformity 182 X. Magnitude in Building XI . Infinity in pleasing Objects XII . Difficulty 185 186 187 SECT . PAGE XIII . Magnificence - 187 XIV . 90 CONTENTS .
... Privation VII . Vastness VIII . Infinity 177 179 180 IX . Succession and Uniformity 182 X. Magnitude in Building XI . Infinity in pleasing Objects XII . Difficulty 185 186 187 SECT . PAGE XIII . Magnificence - 187 XIV . 90 CONTENTS .
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... find from the taste of some particular thing . This indeed cannot be disputed ; but we may dis- pute , and with sufficient clearness too , concerning the things which are naturally pleasing or dis- agreeable to H3 the ON TASTE . 101.
... find from the taste of some particular thing . This indeed cannot be disputed ; but we may dis- pute , and with sufficient clearness too , concerning the things which are naturally pleasing or dis- agreeable to H3 the ON TASTE . 101.
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