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 pages |
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... whilst in Burke's possession : - " The diversified combination of woods , hills , valleys , and beautiful enclosures by which the residence of Burke assumed a resemblance of Chilton , Wotton , Cliefden ; and the splendid colonnades ...
... whilst in Burke's possession : - " The diversified combination of woods , hills , valleys , and beautiful enclosures by which the residence of Burke assumed a resemblance of Chilton , Wotton , Cliefden ; and the splendid colonnades ...
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... whilst ity to on is most who le of com- and to preserve their said majesties royal persons , mos happily to reign over us on the throne of their ances- tors , for which , from the bottom of their hearts , the return their humblest ...
... whilst ity to on is most who le of com- and to preserve their said majesties royal persons , mos happily to reign over us on the throne of their ances- tors , for which , from the bottom of their hearts , the return their humblest ...
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... whilst he enriched the family with a new one . If amidst these bright and happy scenes of domestic honor and prosperity , that angel should have drawn up the curtain , and unfolded the rising glories of his country , and whilst he was ...
... whilst he enriched the family with a new one . If amidst these bright and happy scenes of domestic honor and prosperity , that angel should have drawn up the curtain , and unfolded the rising glories of his country , and whilst he was ...
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... whilst he was mercial gran- at out to him ss of the na- e rather than Young man , ves for little RICA . - Nothing in ... whilst t dispute continues the exaggeration ends . Whilst are discussing any given magnitude , they are gro to ...
... whilst he was mercial gran- at out to him ss of the na- e rather than Young man , ves for little RICA . - Nothing in ... whilst t dispute continues the exaggeration ends . Whilst are discussing any given magnitude , they are gro to ...
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... Whilst we follow them among the tumbling mountains of ice , and behold them pene- trating into the deepest frozen recesses of Hudson's Bay and Davis's Straits , whilst we are looking for them beneath the arctic circle , we hear that ...
... Whilst we follow them among the tumbling mountains of ice , and behold them pene- trating into the deepest frozen recesses of Hudson's Bay and Davis's Straits , whilst we are looking for them beneath the arctic circle , we hear that ...
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Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 11 - A state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.
Page 351 - When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.
Page 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.