The Public and Domestic Life of the Right Hon. Edmund BurkeNath. Cooke, 1854 - 316 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 27
Page vii
... and admiration of the character and doctrine of Edmund Burke had led him already to hope , -that no effort would prove entirely vain which sought to aid in extending the knowledge of what was said and done by a master.
... and admiration of the character and doctrine of Edmund Burke had led him already to hope , -that no effort would prove entirely vain which sought to aid in extending the knowledge of what was said and done by a master.
Page 11
... hope gone . Turpe senex miles . " " Advice should proceed from a desire to improve ; never from a desire to reproach . " 66 Parting from a relative or friend , if I may make such a comparison , is like the sensation a good man is said ...
... hope gone . Turpe senex miles . " " Advice should proceed from a desire to improve ; never from a desire to reproach . " 66 Parting from a relative or friend , if I may make such a comparison , is like the sensation a good man is said ...
Page 37
... hope , as time went on , enhanced the pleasure . With increase of fame and fortune , the expectation grew larger and larger , that hereditary vitality and hereditary honour awaited the statesman - that with himself his genius was not to ...
... hope , as time went on , enhanced the pleasure . With increase of fame and fortune , the expectation grew larger and larger , that hereditary vitality and hereditary honour awaited the statesman - that with himself his genius was not to ...
Page 57
... hope . Pitt , of soul too noble for any selfish hesitation , followed Burke in the debate , and instantly and warmly acknowledged the new orator's excellence ; declared that the member for Wendover had left him but little to say , and ...
... hope . Pitt , of soul too noble for any selfish hesitation , followed Burke in the debate , and instantly and warmly acknowledged the new orator's excellence ; declared that the member for Wendover had left him but little to say , and ...
Page 60
... hope without offence . One or two of these maxims , flowing from an opinion not the most indulgent to our unhappy species , and surely a little too general , led him into measures that were greatly mis- chievous to himself , and for ...
... hope without offence . One or two of these maxims , flowing from an opinion not the most indulgent to our unhappy species , and surely a little too general , led him into measures that were greatly mis- chievous to himself , and for ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admiration affairs afterwards Ballitore Barry Beaconsfield beautiful became Benares bill Bourke Bristol British brought Burke's Burney called Carnatic Chancellor character charge Charles Charles James Fox Chatham Company conduct constitution court death debate declared died Duke Earl East India Edmund Burke effect eloquence eminent England English essays father favour favourite feel Fitzwilliam fortune France French Revolution genius Haviland heart honour House of Commons human Hyder Ali impeachment Ireland Johnson Junius justice letter literary lived Lord Fitzwilliam Lord North Lord Rockingham Margaret Woffington Marquess ment mind minister ministry Nabob nation nature never noble opinion parliament party passed person Pitt political possession prince principles Richard Burke Rockingham royal Shackleton Sheridan Sir Joshua Reynolds society speech spirit statesman talents thing thought tion Townshend trial virtue Warren Hastings whilst whole wife William writes