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Page 37
In the way which they call party , I worship the constitution of your fathers ; and I
shall never blush for my political company . All reverence to honour , all idea of
what it is , will be lost out of the world , before it can be imputed as a fault to any ...
In the way which they call party , I worship the constitution of your fathers ; and I
shall never blush for my political company . All reverence to honour , all idea of
what it is , will be lost out of the world , before it can be imputed as a fault to any ...
Page 71
There is indeed this difference from the Saxon times , that as in the itinerant
exhibitions of the stage , for want of a complete company , they are obliged to
throw a variety of parts on their chief performer ; so our sovereign condescends
himself ...
There is indeed this difference from the Saxon times , that as in the itinerant
exhibitions of the stage , for want of a complete company , they are obliged to
throw a variety of parts on their chief performer ; so our sovereign condescends
himself ...
Page 106
Sir , the most serious mischiefs would follow from such a desertion . Kings are
naturally lovers of low company . They are so elevated above all the rest of
mankind , that they must look upon all their subjects as on a level . They are
rather apt to ...
Sir , the most serious mischiefs would follow from such a desertion . Kings are
naturally lovers of low company . They are so elevated above all the rest of
mankind , that they must look upon all their subjects as on a level . They are
rather apt to ...
Page 124
... cause of jealousy . Let us leave that sort of company which , if it does not
destroy our innocence , pollutes our honour ; let us free ourselves at once from
everything that can increase their suspicions , and inflame their just resentment ;
let us ...
... cause of jealousy . Let us leave that sort of company which , if it does not
destroy our innocence , pollutes our honour ; let us free ourselves at once from
everything that can increase their suspicions , and inflame their just resentment ;
let us ...
Page 143
The calumny is fitter to be scrawled with the midnight chalk of incendiaries , with “
No Popery , " on walls and doors of devoted houses , than to be mentioned in any
civilized company . I had heard , that the spirit of discontent on that subject ...
The calumny is fitter to be scrawled with the midnight chalk of incendiaries , with “
No Popery , " on walls and doors of devoted houses , than to be mentioned in any
civilized company . I had heard , that the spirit of discontent on that subject ...
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| Title | The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Edmund Burke |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Publisher | Henry G. Bohn, 1864 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
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