The Wisdom and Genius of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke: Illustrated in a Series of Extracts from His Writings and Speeches; with a Summary of His LifeE. Moxon, 1845 - 426 страници |
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... tion with his parent stem . In Ireland , the frequent confiscations , and the consequent alienation of lands and destruction of records , have thrown such difficul- ties in the pathway of the genealogist , that , but for the light which ...
... tion with his parent stem . In Ireland , the frequent confiscations , and the consequent alienation of lands and destruction of records , have thrown such difficul- ties in the pathway of the genealogist , that , but for the light which ...
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... it has been rightly conjectured that his pursuits were somewhat too excursive to permit him to obtain a very profound knowledge of the law ; not to men- tion that his health , still delicate , demanded frequent LIFE OF EDMUND BURKE . XV.
... it has been rightly conjectured that his pursuits were somewhat too excursive to permit him to obtain a very profound knowledge of the law ; not to men- tion that his health , still delicate , demanded frequent LIFE OF EDMUND BURKE . XV.
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... tion that his health , still delicate , demanded frequent relaxation . From one or other of these causes , or more probably from both , he soon abandoned alto- gether the profession to which he had been destined ; a step not agreeable ...
... tion that his health , still delicate , demanded frequent relaxation . From one or other of these causes , or more probably from both , he soon abandoned alto- gether the profession to which he had been destined ; a step not agreeable ...
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... tion - among them Goldsmith , Lord Littleton , Arthur Murphy , and Sir Joshua Reynolds . The Colossus of English literature himself also sought the acquaint- ance and friendship of the author of the " Sublime and Beautiful . " Dr ...
... tion - among them Goldsmith , Lord Littleton , Arthur Murphy , and Sir Joshua Reynolds . The Colossus of English literature himself also sought the acquaint- ance and friendship of the author of the " Sublime and Beautiful . " Dr ...
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... tion of Brissot's Address to his Constituents , which contains a brilliant and masterly sketch of the Brissotin and Robespierre faction . In the house , Mr. Burke scarcely spoke at all till quite towards the close of the session . The ...
... tion of Brissot's Address to his Constituents , which contains a brilliant and masterly sketch of the Brissotin and Robespierre faction . In the house , Mr. Burke scarcely spoke at all till quite towards the close of the session . The ...
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Страница 149 - I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she just began to move in ; glittering like the morning star, full of life, and splendour, and joy...
Страница 17 - That King James II., having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and people ; and by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having violated the fundamental laws and having withdrawn himself out of the kingdom, has abdicated the government, and that the throne is thereby vacant.
Страница 48 - But, his unbiassed opinion, his mature judgment, his enlightened conscience, he ought not to sacrifice to you, to any man, or to any set of men living. These he does not derive from your pleasure; no, nor from the law and the constitution. They are a trust from Providence, for the abuse of which he is deeply answerable. Your representative owes you not his industry only, but his judgment; which he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.
Страница 355 - Party is a body of men united, for promoting by their joint endeavours the national interest, upon some particular principle in which they are all agreed.
Страница 47 - Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative to live in the strictest union, the closest correspondence, and the most unreserved communication with his constituents.
Страница 411 - We know, and what is better, we feel inwardly, that religion is the basis of civil society, and the source of all good and of all comfort.
Страница 410 - It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic to apply the ordinary ideas of criminal justice to this great public contest. I do not know the method of drawing up an indictment against a whole people.
Страница 11 - A state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.
Страница 351 - When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.
Страница 80 - Sir, I think you must perceive that I am resolved this day to have nothing at all to do with the question of the right of taxation. Some gentlemen startle, but it is true. I put it totally out of the question. It is less than nothing in my consideration.