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... Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America - Page 73by Edmund Burke - 1897 - 152 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...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...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... | |
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 676 pages
...honourable conquefts ; not by deftroying, but by promoting, the wealth, the number, the happinefs, of the human race. Let us get an American revenue as we have got an American empire. Englifh privileges have made it all that it is ; Englifh privileges alone... | |
| William Belsham - Great Britain - 1795 - 496 pages
...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...destroying but by promoting the wealth, the number, and the happiness of the human race." The purport of the resolutions, which were thirteen in number,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pages
...honourable conquefts ; not by deftroying, but by promoting, the wealth, the number, the happinefs, of the human race. Let us get an American revenue as we have got an American empire. Engliffi privileges have made it all that it is ; Englifh privileges alone... | |
| Edmund Burke - France - 1801 - 368 pages
...honourable conquefts ; not by deflroying, but by promoting, the wealth, the number, the happinefs, of the human race. Let us get an American revenue as we have got an. American empire. Englifh privileges have made it all that it is ; Englifh privileges alone... | |
| John Adolphus - Great Britain - 1802 - 570 pages
...honourable conquciis ; not by " deftroying, but by promoting, the wealth, " the number, the happincls of the human " race. Let us get an American revenue, as " we have got an American empire. English " privileges have made it all that it is : En^* iiih privileges... | |
| Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 452 pages
...only honourable conquefts; not by deftroying, but by promoting, the wealth, the number, the happinefs, of the human race. Let us get an American revenue as we have got an American empire. Englifh privileges have made it it all that it is ; Englifh privileges... | |
| Edmund Burke - Political science - 1807 - 560 pages
...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...empire ; and have made the most extensive, and the only honourable conquests ; not by destroying, but by promoting, the •wealth, the number, the happiness,... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...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...empire ; and have made the most extensive, and the only honourable conquests ; not by destroying, but by promoting, the wealth, the number, the happiness,... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...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...empire ; and have made the most extensive, and the only honourable conquests ; not by destroying, but by promoting, the wealth, the number, the happiness,... | |
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