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Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain ... - Page 246
by Edmund Burke - 1790 - 364 pages
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Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings ..., Issues 1-2

Edmund Burke - France - 1790 - 370 pages
...ftrengthens our nerves, and fharpens our flcill. Our antagonift is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance...the degenerate fondnefs for tricking fhort-cuts, and lictle fallacious facilities, that has in fo many parts of the world created governments with arbitrary...
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Works, Volume 3

Edmund Burke - 1792 - 636 pages
...amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an int'n mate acquaintance with our object, and cc-mpels us to confider it in all its relations. It will not fuffer us fo be fuperficial. It is the want of nerves ofunderftanding for fuch a tafk ; it is the degenerate...
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The Beauties of the Late Right Hon. Edmund Burke: Selected from the Writings ...

Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pages
...is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance v.ith our object, and compels us to confider it in all its relations. It will not fuller us to be fuperficial. Reflections on the Re-volution in France, DELUSION. DELUSION and weaknefs...
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The Works of ... Edmund Burke, Volume 5

Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 458 pages
...ftrengthens our nerves, and Sharpens our fkill. Our antagonift is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels us to confidcr it in all its relations. It will not fuffer us to be fuperficial. It is the want of nerves...
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Maxims and Opinions: Moral, Political, and Economical, with Characters from ...

Edmund Burke - Political science - 1804 - 228 pages
...strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels us to consider it in all its relations. It will not suffer us to be superficial. It is the want of nerves...
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Maxims and opinions, moral, political and economical, with ..., Volume 1

Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels us to consider it in all its relations. It will not suffer us to be superficial. It is the want of nerves...
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A Comparative Display of the Different Opinions of the Most ..., Volume 3

1811 - 334 pages
...strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels, us to consider it in all its relations. It will not suffer us to be superficial. It is the want of nerves...
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A Comparative Display of the Different Opinions of the Most ..., Volume 3

France - 1811 - 338 pages
...strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels us to consider it in all its relations. It will not suffer us to be superficial. It is the want of nerves...
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The British Review, and London Critical Journal, Volume 5

English literature - 1813 - 580 pages
...strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels us to consider it in all its relations- It will not suffer us to be superficial." To pass without notice...
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Reflections on the Revolution in France: And on the Proceedings of Certain ...

Edmund Burke - France - 1814 - 258 pages
...strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels us to consider it in all its relations. It will not suffer us to be superficial. It is the want of nerves...
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