 ... when I reflect upon these effects, when I see how profitable they have been to us, — I feel all the pride of power sink, and all presumption in the wisdom of human contrivances melt, and die away within me. My rigor relents. I pardon something to...  American Quarterly Review - Page 372edited by - 1832Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pages
...nature has been suffered to take her own way to perfection ; when I reflect upon these effects, when I see how profitable they have been to us. I feel all...of human contrivances melt and die away within me. My rigour relents. I pardon something to the spirit of liberty. I am sensible, Sir, that all which... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1775 - 664 pages
...has been fuffered to take her own way to perfection : when I refleft upon thefe effeCts, when I f:e how profitable they have been to us, I feel all the pride of power fink, and all prefumption in the wifdom of human contrivances melt, and die away within me. My rigour... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 676 pages
...has been fuffered to take her own way to perfection : when I reflect upon thefe eflects, when I fee how profitable they have been to us, I feel all the pride of power fink, and all' prefumption in the wifdom of human contrivances melt, ancf die away within me. My rigour... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pages
...has been-fuffered to take her own way to perfection: when I reflect upon thefe effects, when I fee how profitable they have been to us, I feel all the pride of power fink, and all prefumption in the wifdom of human contrivances melt, and die away within me. My rigour... | |
 | 1800 - 458 pages
...nature has been lufiered to take her own way to perfection : when I refka upon thefe effefts, when 1 fee how profitable they have been to us, I feel all the pride of power fink, and all prefumption in the wifdom of human contrivances melt, and die away within me. My rigour... | |
 | 1800 - 702 pages
...lullVred to take her own way to perfection : when I refieft upon thefe effefls, when I fee how p-o6tab!e they have been to us, I feel all the pride of power fink, and all rn-fcription in the wifdom of human contrivances melt, and die away within me. My rigour... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1801 - 368 pages
...has been fuffered to take her own way to perfection ; when I reflect upon thefe effects, when I fee how profitable they have been to us, I feel all the pride of power fink, and all prefumption in the wifdom of human contrivances melt, and die away within me. My rigour... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 560 pages
...nature has been suffered to take her own way to perfection ; when I reflect upon these effects, when I see how profitable they have been to us, I feel all...of human contrivances melt, and die away within me. My rigour relents. I pardon something to the spirit of liberty. I am sensible, Sir, that all which... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 pages
....neglect, a generous nature has been suffered to take her own way to perfection ; when I reflect upon these effects, when 1 see how profitable they have...of human contrivances melt, and die away within me. My rigour relents. I pardon something to the spirit of liberty. I am sensible, sir, that all which... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 pages
...neglect, a generous nature has been suffered to take her own way to perfection ; when I reflect upon these effects, when 1 see how profitable they have...of human contrivances melt, and die away within me. My rigour relents. I pardon something to the spirit of liberty. I am sensible, sir, that all which... | |
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