The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund BurkeG. Bell, 1883 - Great Britain |
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... equal , and in some cases far superior , to the majority of their predecessors ; and the widely augmented roll of acknowledged English poets now contains many names not represented in the series of " Aldine Poets . " With a view of ...
... equal , and in some cases far superior , to the majority of their predecessors ; and the widely augmented roll of acknowledged English poets now contains many names not represented in the series of " Aldine Poets . " With a view of ...
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... equal success for the subversion of government ; and that specious arguments might be used against those things which they , who doubt of everything else , will never permit to be ques- tioned . It is an observation which I think ...
... equal success for the subversion of government ; and that specious arguments might be used against those things which they , who doubt of everything else , will never permit to be ques- tioned . It is an observation which I think ...
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... equal sufferer . But I am content to detract from this , and to suppose that the Indians lost only half so much , and then the account stands thus : In this war alone , ( for Semiramis had other wars , ) in this single reign , and in ...
... equal sufferer . But I am content to detract from this , and to suppose that the Indians lost only half so much , and then the account stands thus : In this war alone , ( for Semiramis had other wars , ) in this single reign , and in ...
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... equal fury . The butcheries of Julius Cæsar alone are calculated by somebody else ; the numbers he has been the means of destroying have been A VINDICATION OF NATURAL SOCIETY . 15 King Henry VIII Troilus and Cressida Coriolanus Titus ...
... equal fury . The butcheries of Julius Cæsar alone are calculated by somebody else ; the numbers he has been the means of destroying have been A VINDICATION OF NATURAL SOCIETY . 15 King Henry VIII Troilus and Cressida Coriolanus Titus ...
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... equals , who had associated with them for their common de- fence . With their prudence they renounced all appearance of justice . They entered into wars rashly and wantonly . If they were unsuccessful , instead of growing wiser by their ...
... equals , who had associated with them for their common de- fence . With their prudence they renounced all appearance of justice . They entered into wars rashly and wantonly . If they were unsuccessful , instead of growing wiser by their ...
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