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The Vibrations must be similar . X111 . The Effects of Succession in visual objects
explained 153 xiv . Locke ' s Opinion concerning Darkness considered . 155 xv .
Darkness terrible in its own nature 156 xvI . Why Darkness is terrible 157 xvii .
The Vibrations must be similar . X111 . The Effects of Succession in visual objects
explained 153 xiv . Locke ' s Opinion concerning Darkness considered . 155 xv .
Darkness terrible in its own nature 156 xvI . Why Darkness is terrible 157 xvii .
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... one of his orations against the sophists , that it is far more easy to maintain a
wrong cause , and to support paradoxical opinions to the satisfaction of a
common auditory , than to establish a doubtful truth by solid and conclusive
arguments .
... one of his orations against the sophists , that it is far more easy to maintain a
wrong cause , and to support paradoxical opinions to the satisfaction of a
common auditory , than to establish a doubtful truth by solid and conclusive
arguments .
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... and the real weight of our opinions . We set out much in A VINDICATION OF
NATURAL SOCIETY . ( 47.
... and the real weight of our opinions . We set out much in A VINDICATION OF
NATURAL SOCIETY . ( 47.
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weight of our opinions . We set out much in love with both ; but we leave much
behind us as we advance . We first throw away the tales along with the rattles of
our nurses ; those of the priest keep their hold a little longer ; those of our
governors ...
weight of our opinions . We set out much in love with both ; but we leave much
behind us as we advance . We first throw away the tales along with the rattles of
our nurses ; those of the priest keep their hold a little longer ; those of our
governors ...
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I have sought with the utmost care , and read with equal attention , everything
which has appeared in public against my opinions ; I have taken advantage of
the candid liberty of my friends ; and if by these means I have been better
enabled to ...
I have sought with the utmost care , and read with equal attention , everything
which has appeared in public against my opinions ; I have taken advantage of
the candid liberty of my friends ; and if by these means I have been better
enabled to ...
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| Title | The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1 Bohn's British classics Bohn's British classics: Burke's works The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Edmund Burke |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Edition | 5, revised |
| Publisher | Henry G. Bohn, 1854 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 21 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 512 pages |
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