This study renders men acute, inquisitive, dexterous, prompt in attack, ready in defence, full of resources. In other countries, the people, more simple and of a less mercurial cast, judge of an ill principle in government only by an actual grievance.... Collections, Historical & Miscellaneous, and Monthly Literary Journal - Page 135edited by - 1823Full view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...inquisitive, dexterous, prompt in attack, ready in defence, full of resources. In other countries, the people, more simple, and of a less mercurial cast,...anticipate the evil, and judge of the pressure of the grievance by the badness of the principle. They augur misgovernment at a distance ; and snuff the... | |
| 1775 - 868 pages
...defence, full of- refources. In other countries, the people, more fimple and of a lefs mercurial caft, judge of an ill principle in government only by an...grievance; here they anticipate the evil, and judge of the prelVuie of the grievance by the badnefs 'of the principle. They augur mifgovernmentat adiftance; and... | |
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 676 pages
...defence, full of refources. In other countries, the people, more fimple and of a lefs mercurial caft, judge of an ill principle in government only by an...; here they anticipate the evil, and judge of the preffure of the grievance by the badnefs of the principle. They augur mifgovernment at a diftance;... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pages
...defence, full of refourees. I n other countries, .the people, more fimple and of a lefs mercurial caft, judge of an ill principle in government only by an...; here they anticipate the evil, and judge of the preffure of the grievance by the badnefs of the principle. They augur mifgovernment at a diftince;... | |
| Edmund Burke - France - 1801 - 368 pages
...defence, full of refources. In other countries, the people, more fimple and of a lefs mercurial caft, judge of an ill principle in government only by an...; here they anticipate the evil, and judge of the preffure of the grievance by the badnefs of the principle. They augur mifgovernment at a diftance ;... | |
| Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 452 pages
...defence, full of refources. In other countries, the people, more fimple, and of a lefs mercurial caft, judge of an ill principle in government only by an...; here they anticipate the evil, and judge of the preffure of the grievance by the badnefs of the principle. They augur mifgovernment at a diftance ;... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...inquisitive, dexterous, prompt in attack, ready in defence, full of resources. In other countries, the people, more simple and of a less mercurial cast,...anticipate the evil, and judge of the pressure of the grievance by the badness of the principle. They augur misgovernment at a distance ; and snuff the... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...inquisitive, dexterous, prompt in attack, ready in defence, full of resources. In other countries, the people, more simple and of a less mercurial cast,...anticipate the evil, and judge of the pressure of the grievance by the badness of the principle. They augur misgovernment at a distance ; and snuff the... | |
| William Hazlitt - Great Britain - 1809 - 608 pages
...acute, inquisitive, dexterous, prompt in attack, ready in defence, full of resources. In other countries the people, more simple and of a less mercurial cast,...anticipate the evil, and judge of the pressure of the grievance by the badness of the principle. They augur misgovernment at a distance, and snuff the... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1813 - 768 pages
...inquisitive, dexterous, prompt in attack, ready in defence, full of resources. In other countries, the people, more simple, and of a less mercurial cast,...anticipate the evil, and judge of the pressure of the grievance by the badness of the principle. They augur misgovernment at a distance ; and snuft the... | |
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