The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1864 - Great Britain |
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Page 40
... manners , indisposed to the spirit of all generous and noble institutions . I am aware that the age is not what we all wish . But I am sure , that the only means of checking its precipitate de- generacy , is heartily to concur with ...
... manners , indisposed to the spirit of all generous and noble institutions . I am aware that the age is not what we all wish . But I am sure , that the only means of checking its precipitate de- generacy , is heartily to concur with ...
Page 42
... servant , Beaconsfield , April 3 , 1777 . EDMUND BURKE . P. S. You may communicate this letter in any manner think proper to my constituents . you TWO LETTERS TO GENTLEMEN IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL ; 42 LETTER TO THE SHERIFFS OF BRISTOL .
... servant , Beaconsfield , April 3 , 1777 . EDMUND BURKE . P. S. You may communicate this letter in any manner think proper to my constituents . you TWO LETTERS TO GENTLEMEN IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL ; 42 LETTER TO THE SHERIFFS OF BRISTOL .
Page 53
... manner so destroyed by restrictive laws of ours , and ( at our persuasion , and on our promises ) by restrictive laws of their own , that in a few years , it is probable , they will not be able to wear a coat of their own fabric ? Is ...
... manner so destroyed by restrictive laws of ours , and ( at our persuasion , and on our promises ) by restrictive laws of their own , that in a few years , it is probable , they will not be able to wear a coat of their own fabric ? Is ...
Page 64
... manner of yielding what it is impossible to keep . " There have been , Sir , and there are , many who choose to chicane with their situation , rather than be instructed by it . Those gentlemen argue against every desire of reformation ...
... manner of yielding what it is impossible to keep . " There have been , Sir , and there are , many who choose to chicane with their situation , rather than be instructed by it . Those gentlemen argue against every desire of reformation ...
Page 69
... manner , in any particular which tended to change the settled state of things , or in any degree to affect the fortune or situation , the interest or the importance , of any individual . By an arbitrary proceeding , I mean one conducted ...
... manner , in any particular which tended to change the settled state of things , or in any degree to affect the fortune or situation , the interest or the importance , of any individual . By an arbitrary proceeding , I mean one conducted ...
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