The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1Bell & Daldy, 1872 - Great Britain |
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... purposes of his support ; and , therefore , to delay a determination concerning that , is the worst injustice , because it cuts off the very end and purpose for which I applied to the judicature for relief . Quite contrary in the case ...
... purposes of his support ; and , therefore , to delay a determination concerning that , is the worst injustice , because it cuts off the very end and purpose for which I applied to the judicature for relief . Quite contrary in the case ...
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... purpose the rich in all so- cieties may be thrown into two classes . The first is of those who are powerful as well as rich , and conduct the operations of the vast political machine . The other is of those who employ their riches ...
... purpose the rich in all so- cieties may be thrown into two classes . The first is of those who are powerful as well as rich , and conduct the operations of the vast political machine . The other is of those who employ their riches ...
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... purpose ; as it must be judged a useless , if not an absurd undertaking , to lay down rules for caprice , and to set up for a legislator of whims and fancies . The term taste , like all other figurative terms , is not ex- tremely ...
... purpose ; as it must be judged a useless , if not an absurd undertaking , to lay down rules for caprice , and to set up for a legislator of whims and fancies . The term taste , like all other figurative terms , is not ex- tremely ...
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... purposes , they often form the palate by degrees , and by force of these associations . Thus opium is pleasing to Turks , on account of the agreeable delirium it produces . Tobacco is the delight of Dutchmen , as it diffuses a torpor ...
... purposes , they often form the palate by degrees , and by force of these associations . Thus opium is pleasing to Turks , on account of the agreeable delirium it produces . Tobacco is the delight of Dutchmen , as it diffuses a torpor ...
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... purpose , besides their being in some measure new , should be capable of exciting pain or pleasure from other causes . Pain and pleasure are simple ideas , incapable of definition . People are not liable to be mistaken in their feelings ...
... purpose , besides their being in some measure new , should be capable of exciting pain or pleasure from other causes . Pain and pleasure are simple ideas , incapable of definition . People are not liable to be mistaken in their feelings ...
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