| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...I will say this for him, hia ambition was of a noble and generous strain. It was to raise himself, not by the low, pimping politics of a court, but to...power, through the laborious gradations of public service ; and to secure to himself a wellearned rank in parliament, by a thorough knowledge of its... | |
| 1775 - 868 pages
...Houfe, except in fuch things asfome way related to the bufmefs that was to be done within it. If he was ambitious, I will fay this for him, his ambition was of a noble and generous Drain. It was to raife himfelf, not by the low pimping politics of a court, but to win his way to power,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1775 - 64 pages
...except in fuch things as fome way related to the bufinefs that was to be done within it. If he was ambitious, I will fay this for him, his ambition was...himfelf, not by the low pimping politics of a court, hut to win his way to power, through the laborious gradations of public fervice ; and to fecure to... | |
| History - 1778 - 626 pages
...ambitious, I wiH say this for him, his ambition was of a noble and generous strain. It was to raise himself, not by the low pimping politics of a court, but to...power, through the laborious gradations of public service ; and to secure to himself a well-earned rank in parliament, by a thorough knowledge of is... | |
| History - 1791 - 634 pages
...houfe, except in fuch things as fome way related to the bulimJs that was to be done within it. If he was ambitious, I will fay this for him, his ambition was of a noble and generous /train. It was to raife himfelf, not by the low pimping politics of a court, but to win his way to... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1792 - 608 pages
...except in fuch things as fome way related to the bufinefs that was to be done within it. If he was ambitious, I will fay this for him, his ambition was...ftrain. It was to raife himfelf, not by the low pimping politicks of a Court, but to win his way to power, through the laborious gradations of publick fervice... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pages
...except in fuch things as fome way related to the bufinefs that was to be done within it. If he was ambitious, I will fay this for him, his ambition was of a noble and generous ftrain. It was to raile himfelf, not by the low pimping politics of a court, but to win his way to power, through the... | |
| Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pages
...ambition of a noble and generous strain. It was to raise himself to a well-earned rank in parliament: not by the low pimping politics of a court, but to...his way to power through the laborious gradations of publdc service, and to secure to himself a well-earned rank in parliament., us \ t by a thorough knowledge... | |
| Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 462 pages
...except in fuch things as fome way related to the bufinefs that was to be done within it. If he was ambitious, I will fay this for him, his ambition was...ftrain. It was to raife himfelf, not by the low pimping politicks of a court, but to win his way to power, through the laborious gradations of publick fervice... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1804 - 212 pages
...I will say this for him, his ambition was of a noble and generous strain. It was to raise himself, not by the low pimping politics of a court, but to...power, through the laborious gradations of public service ; and to secure himself a well-earned rank in parliament, by a thorough knowledge of its constitution,... | |
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