Memoirs of the right honourable Edmund Burke; or, An impartial review of his private life, his public conduct, his speeches in parliament, and the different productions of his penLee and Hurst, 1798 - 378 էջ |
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... combinations , the first effect of the combination , and indeed the end for which it feemed pur- pofely formed and beft calculated , was their mutual deftruction .. 1 any In fupport of these affertions , he enters into In 12 MEMOIRS OF THE.
... combinations , the first effect of the combination , and indeed the end for which it feemed pur- pofely formed and beft calculated , was their mutual deftruction .. 1 any In fupport of these affertions , he enters into In 12 MEMOIRS OF THE.
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Charles M'Cormick. any In fupport of these affertions , he enters into a detail of histo- rical evidence . He begins with SESOSTRIS , " the oldeft con- queror on record , opening the fcene by the deftruction of at least one million of ...
Charles M'Cormick. any In fupport of these affertions , he enters into a detail of histo- rical evidence . He begins with SESOSTRIS , " the oldeft con- queror on record , opening the fcene by the deftruction of at least one million of ...
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... fupport these focieties , the intereft , the ambition , the . malice , or the revenge , nay even the whim or the caprice of one : ruling man among them is enough to arm all the reft , without any private views of their own , to the ...
... fupport these focieties , the intereft , the ambition , the . malice , or the revenge , nay even the whim or the caprice of one : ruling man among them is enough to arm all the reft , without any private views of their own , to the ...
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... fupport in the common utility of the nation . De- mocracy holds out the appearance of greater advantages , because the people there make their own laws , tranfact the greater part of public business in their own perfons , and can call ...
... fupport in the common utility of the nation . De- mocracy holds out the appearance of greater advantages , because the people there make their own laws , tranfact the greater part of public business in their own perfons , and can call ...
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... fupport of the rest of his family . Joy , pride , gra- titude , filial love , all the ftrongest and most pleafing emotions were excited in EDMUND's breaft . He faw his debts paid off , and by a fond father , as the reward of his well ...
... fupport of the rest of his family . Joy , pride , gra- titude , filial love , all the ftrongest and most pleafing emotions were excited in EDMUND's breaft . He faw his debts paid off , and by a fond father , as the reward of his well ...
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Memoirs of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke: Or, An Impartial Review of His ... Charles M'Cormick Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1797 |
Memoirs of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke: Or, an Impartial Review of His ... Charles M'Cormick Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1798 |
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Էջ 38 - Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it, or blame it too much ; Who, born for the Universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind.
Էջ 220 - But, my lords, who is the man, that, in addition to the disgraces and mischiefs of the war, has dared to authorize and associate to our arms the tomahawk and scalping-knife of the savage; to call into civilized alliance the wild and inhuman inhabitant of the woods...
Էջ 141 - ... some way related to the business that was to be done within it. If he was ambitious, I will say this for him, his ambition was of a noble and generous strain. It was to raise himself not by...
Էջ 38 - Who, too deep for his hearers, still went on refining, And thought of convincing, while they thought of dining...
Էջ 142 - He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in persons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the same proportion.
Էջ 98 - ... them in a superior manner did not always preserve, when they delineated individual nature. His portraits remind the spectator of the invention of history, and the amenity of landscape.
Էջ 98 - Sir Joshua Reynolds was, on very many accounts, one of the most memorable men of his time. He was the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant arts to the other glories of his country. In taste, in grace, in facility, in happy invention, and in the richness and harmony of colouring, he was equal to the great masters of the renowned ages.
Էջ 263 - But he has put to hazard his ease, his security, his interest, his power, even his darling popularity, for the benefit of a people whom he has never seen.
Էջ 38 - Though equal to all things, for all things unfit; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit; For a patriot, too cool; for a drudge, disobedient; And too fond of the right to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemploy'd or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.
Էջ 104 - The people have no interest in disorder. When they do wrong, it is their error, and not their crime. But with the governing part of the State, it is far otherwise. They certainly may act ill by design, as well as by mistake.