The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 3H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1906 - Great Britain |
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Page vii
... spirit he had shown on questions of Irish trade , the Insolvent Debtors ' Bill , and the relief of Roman Catholics , had alienated much of the support he had hitherto received . He now returns , as he says , to make up his account , and ...
... spirit he had shown on questions of Irish trade , the Insolvent Debtors ' Bill , and the relief of Roman Catholics , had alienated much of the support he had hitherto received . He now returns , as he says , to make up his account , and ...
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... spirits full of activity and full of energy , who are pressing , who are rushing forward , to great and capital objects , when you oblige them to be continually looking back . Whilst they are defending one service , they defraud you of ...
... spirits full of activity and full of energy , who are pressing , who are rushing forward , to great and capital objects , when you oblige them to be continually looking back . Whilst they are defending one service , they defraud you of ...
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... down at once ; and the frenzy of the American war broke in upon us like a deluge . This victory , which seemed to put an immediate end to all difficulties , per- fected us in that spirit of domination which our unparal-
... down at once ; and the frenzy of the American war broke in upon us like a deluge . This victory , which seemed to put an immediate end to all difficulties , per- fected us in that spirit of domination which our unparal-
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Edmund Burke, William Willis. fected us in that spirit of domination which our unparal- leled prosperity had but too long nurtured . We had been so very powerful , and so very prosperous , that even the humblest of us were degraded into ...
Edmund Burke, William Willis. fected us in that spirit of domination which our unparal- leled prosperity had but too long nurtured . We had been so very powerful , and so very prosperous , that even the humblest of us were degraded into ...
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... spirit of dis- content on that subject was very prevalent here . With pleasure I find that I have been grossly misinformed . If it exists at all in this city , the laws have crushed its exertions , and our morals have shamed its ...
... spirit of dis- content on that subject was very prevalent here . With pleasure I find that I have been grossly misinformed . If it exists at all in this city , the laws have crushed its exertions , and our morals have shamed its ...
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