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Page 11
Whilst manners remain entire , they will correct the vices . of law , and soften it at
length to their own temper . But we have to lament , that in most of the late
proceedings we see very few traces of that generosity , humanity , and dignity of
mind ...
Whilst manners remain entire , they will correct the vices . of law , and soften it at
length to their own temper . But we have to lament , that in most of the late
proceedings we see very few traces of that generosity , humanity , and dignity of
mind ...
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I never was wild enough to conceive , that one method would serve for the wbole
; that the natives of Hindostan and those of Virginia could be ordered in the same
manner ; or that the Cutchery court and the grand jury of Salem could be ...
I never was wild enough to conceive , that one method would serve for the wbole
; that the natives of Hindostan and those of Virginia could be ordered in the same
manner ; or that the Cutchery court and the grand jury of Salem could be ...
Page 30
In this manner the stirrers - up of this contention , not satisfied with distracting our
dependencies and filling them with blood and deavouring to tear up , along with
practical liberty , all the foundations of human society , all equity and justice ...
In this manner the stirrers - up of this contention , not satisfied with distracting our
dependencies and filling them with blood and deavouring to tear up , along with
practical liberty , all the foundations of human society , all equity and justice ...
Page 32
Modes of administration were formed in an insensible and very unsystematic
manner . But they gradually adapted themselves to the varying condition of things
. What was first a single kingdom , stretched into an empire ; and an imperial ...
Modes of administration were formed in an insensible and very unsystematic
manner . But they gradually adapted themselves to the varying condition of things
. What was first a single kingdom , stretched into an empire ; and an imperial ...
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By the favour of my fellow - citizens , I am the representative of an honest , well -
ordered , virtuous city ; of a people , who preserve more of the original English
simplicity , and purity of manners , than perhaps any other . You possess among
...
By the favour of my fellow - citizens , I am the representative of an honest , well -
ordered , virtuous city ; of a people , who preserve more of the original English
simplicity , and purity of manners , than perhaps any other . You possess among
...
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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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