The Beauties of the Late Right Hon. Edmund Burke: Selected from the Writings, &c. of that Extraordinary Man, Alphabetically Arranged. To which is Prefixed, A Sketch of the Life, with Some Original Anecdotes of Mr. Burke, Volume 2J. W. Myers, and sold by W. West, 1798 - 499 pages |
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Page 189
... fuffer , than to reproach thofe who forewarned them of their danger.Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol . LEVELLERS . THOSE who attempt to level , never equalize . In all focieties , confifting of various defcriptions of citizens , fome ...
... fuffer , than to reproach thofe who forewarned them of their danger.Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol . LEVELLERS . THOSE who attempt to level , never equalize . In all focieties , confifting of various defcriptions of citizens , fome ...
Page 192
... fuffer one part fuffer one part of govern- ment to languish , another to be perverted from its purposes , and every valuable intereft of the country to fall into ruin and decay , without poffibility of fixing any fingle act on which a ...
... fuffer one part fuffer one part of govern- ment to languish , another to be perverted from its purposes , and every valuable intereft of the country to fall into ruin and decay , without poffibility of fixing any fingle act on which a ...
Page 193
... fuffer their executory fyftem to be compofed of perfons on whom they have no de- pendance , and whom no proofs of the public love and confidence have recommended to thofe ' powers , upon the use of which the very being of the ftate ...
... fuffer their executory fyftem to be compofed of perfons on whom they have no de- pendance , and whom no proofs of the public love and confidence have recommended to thofe ' powers , upon the use of which the very being of the ftate ...
Page 224
... fuffer any perfon to tell us his ftory , morning and evening , but for one twelve months , and he will become our mafter . Ibid . NEUTRALITY IN PARTIES , A Crime against the State . SOME legiflators went fo far as to make neutrality in ...
... fuffer any perfon to tell us his ftory , morning and evening , but for one twelve months , and he will become our mafter . Ibid . NEUTRALITY IN PARTIES , A Crime against the State . SOME legiflators went fo far as to make neutrality in ...
Page 234
... fuffer them to go down hill the highway that leads directly to every crime and every vice . → Regicide Peace . ORDER . A particular order of things may be altered ; order itfelf cannot lofe its value . Letter to a Noble Lord ...
... fuffer them to go down hill the highway that leads directly to every crime and every vice . → Regicide Peace . ORDER . A particular order of things may be altered ; order itfelf cannot lofe its value . Letter to a Noble Lord ...
Common terms and phrases
Affairs of France Affembly againſt almoſt beauty becauſe bufinefs cafes caufe cauſe confequence confider confideration conftitution courfe court defcription defign defire deftroy difpofition effect eſtabliſhment exifts faction fafe faid fame fcheme fecurity feems fenfe fentiments ferve fervice fhall fhould firft firſt fituation fociety fome fomething fpirit France in 1791 French ftand ftate ftill fubject fuch fuffer fuppofed fupport fure fyftem greateſt himſelf honour Houfe houſe inftitutions inftruments intereft itſelf Jacobin juft juftice king leaft lefs liberty Lord Lord Keppel means meaſure ment mind minifter moft moſt muft muſt nation nature neceffary never obfervation object occafion opinion oppofition paffions parliament peace perfons pleaſure poffeffed poffible pofitive political prefent prince principles purpoſe racter reafon Reform refources refpect reft Regicide religion reprefent revenue Revolution in France ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion truft virtue Whigs whilft whofe whole worfe
Popular passages
Page 421 - We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of that trust to which the order of Providence has called us. By adverting to the dignity of this high calling, our ancestors have turned a savage wilderness into a glorious empire ; and have made the most extensive, and the only honourable conquests ; not by destroying, but by promoting, the wealth, the number, the happiness of the human race.
Page 339 - The nature of man is intricate; the objects of society are of the greatest possible complexity ; and therefore no simple disposition or direction of power can be suitable either to man's nature, or to the quality of his affairs. When I hear the simplicity of contrivance aimed at and boasted of in any new political constitutions, I am at no loss to decide that the artificers are grossly ignorant of their trade, or totally negligent of their duty.
Page 179 - Political arrangement, as it is a work for social ends, is to be only wrought by social means. There mind must conspire with mind. Time is required to produce that union of minds which alone can produce all the good we aim at. Our patience will achieve more than our force.
Page 421 - All this, I know well enough, will sound wild and chimerical to the profane herd of those vulgar and mechanical politicians who have no place among us, a sort of people who think that nothing exists but what is gross and material, and who therefore, far from being qualified to be directors of the great movement of empire, are not fit to turn a wheel in the machine.
Page 234 - ... how much the notions of ghosts and goblins, of which none can form clear ideas, affect minds which give credit to the popular tales concerning such sorts of beings.
Page 467 - ... compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries. His plan is original ; and it is as full of genius as it is of humanity. It was a voyage of discovery , a circumnavigation of charity.
Page 454 - I am sure I am not disposed to blame him. Let those, who have betrayed him by their adulation, insult him with their malevolence.
Page 430 - The march of the human mind is slow. Sir, it was not until after two hundred years discovered that, by an eternal law, Providence had decreed vexation to violence, and poverty to rapine. Your ancestors did however at length open their eyes to the ill husbandry of injustice.
Page 226 - To be honoured and even privileged by the laws, opinions, and inveterate usages of our country, growing out of the prejudice of ages, has nothing to provoke horror and indignation in any man. Even to be too tenacious of those privileges is not absolutely a crime. The strong struggle in every individual to preserve possession of what he has found to belong to him, and to distinguish him is one of the securities against injustice and despotism implanted in our nature.
Page 288 - The crown has considered me after long service : the crown has paid the Duke of Bedford by advance. He has had a long credit for any service which he may perform hereafter. He is secure, and long may he be secure, in his advance, whether he performs any services or not.