The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke ...Little, Brown, and Company, 1899 - Great Britain |
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Page xi
... greater part of which Mr. Burke's reputation is not responsible : this is the inquiry into the condition of the higher classes , which commences in the two hun- dred and ninety - fifth page . † The summary of the whole topic , indeed ...
... greater part of which Mr. Burke's reputation is not responsible : this is the inquiry into the condition of the higher classes , which commences in the two hun- dred and ninety - fifth page . † The summary of the whole topic , indeed ...
Page xiv
... greater part , however , still remained in its original state ; and several heroes of the Revolution , who are there celebrated , having in the interval passed off the public stage , a greater liberty of insertion and altera- tion than ...
... greater part , however , still remained in its original state ; and several heroes of the Revolution , who are there celebrated , having in the interval passed off the public stage , a greater liberty of insertion and altera- tion than ...
Page 5
... his ingenuity will be sure of ap- plause ; and this alacrity becomes much greater if he acts upon the offensive , by the impetuosity that always accompanies an attack , and the unfortunate propensity which PREFACE . 5.
... his ingenuity will be sure of ap- plause ; and this alacrity becomes much greater if he acts upon the offensive , by the impetuosity that always accompanies an attack , and the unfortunate propensity which PREFACE . 5.
Page 17
... greater ; and we behold a war continued with much fury , and with various success . This ends in the retreat of the queen , with scarce a third of the troops employed in the expedition ; an expedition which , at this rate , must have ...
... greater ; and we behold a war continued with much fury , and with various success . This ends in the retreat of the queen , with scarce a third of the troops employed in the expedition ; an expedition which , at this rate , must have ...
Page 27
... greater proportion of rage and fury in their composition than we have . But with respect to you , ye legislators , ye civilizers of mankind ! ye Orpheuses , Moseses , Minoses , Solons , Theseuses , Ly- curguses , Numas ! with respect to ...
... greater proportion of rage and fury in their composition than we have . But with respect to you , ye legislators , ye civilizers of mankind ! ye Orpheuses , Moseses , Minoses , Solons , Theseuses , Ly- curguses , Numas ! with respect to ...
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