The Public and Domestic Life of the Right Hon. Edmund BurkeNath. Cooke, 1854 - 316 pages |
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... once in action . The ripe fruit of the man's genius was ready to be plucked , and might pos- sibly have withered under prolonged cultivation . Law he read , it is true , and as with all other information within his reach , he quickly ...
... once in action . The ripe fruit of the man's genius was ready to be plucked , and might pos- sibly have withered under prolonged cultivation . Law he read , it is true , and as with all other information within his reach , he quickly ...
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... once the extent of its author's knowledge in the historical statements , the versa- tility of his genius in the happy mimicry of Bolingbroke , and the force of his sagacity in perceiving , though hitherto unguided by experience , the ...
... once the extent of its author's knowledge in the historical statements , the versa- tility of his genius in the happy mimicry of Bolingbroke , and the force of his sagacity in perceiving , though hitherto unguided by experience , the ...
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... once established its author's eminence as a writer , and which has never ceased to retain its merited popularity . This charming production is a valuable addition to English literature . It dis- plays the learning of a scholar , the ...
... once established its author's eminence as a writer , and which has never ceased to retain its merited popularity . This charming production is a valuable addition to English literature . It dis- plays the learning of a scholar , the ...
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... once submitted with ready and earnest expressions of filial obedience and affection . Burke was to have to do with these British colonies in America , but in a different way . The flashes of his intellect and the thun- der of his ...
... once submitted with ready and earnest expressions of filial obedience and affection . Burke was to have to do with these British colonies in America , but in a different way . The flashes of his intellect and the thun- der of his ...
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... these same two years , public labour was not his sole avocation . It was once ob- served by him , " that idleness filled up a man's time much more QUARREL WITH HAMILTON . 43 completely , and left him 42 LIFE OF EDMUND BURKE . '
... these same two years , public labour was not his sole avocation . It was once ob- served by him , " that idleness filled up a man's time much more QUARREL WITH HAMILTON . 43 completely , and left him 42 LIFE OF EDMUND BURKE . '
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