The Life of Edmund Burke. Comprehending an Impartial Account of His Literary and Political Efforts, and a Sketch of the Conduct and Character of His Most Eminent Associates, Coadjutors, and Opponents. [With a Portrait.]George Cawthorn, 1798 - 592 páginas |
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... displaying situations and passions which we can , by a small effort of the imagination , approximate to ourselves , -the feelings of the father , son , husband , wife , and friend . The interest arising from the view of the qualities ...
... displaying situations and passions which we can , by a small effort of the imagination , approximate to ourselves , -the feelings of the father , son , husband , wife , and friend . The interest arising from the view of the qualities ...
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... displays at once the extent of his knowledge , in the his- torical statements ; the versatility of his genius , in the happy imitation of Bolingbroke ; and the force of his sagacity , in perceiving , though hitherto unguided by ...
... displays at once the extent of his knowledge , in the his- torical statements ; the versatility of his genius , in the happy imitation of Bolingbroke ; and the force of his sagacity , in perceiving , though hitherto unguided by ...
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... displays a mind both " feelingly alive to each fine impulse , " and able to inves- tigate its own operations , their effects and causes . It unites Longinus and Aristotle . Burke is a philosophical anatomist of the human mind . In ...
... displays a mind both " feelingly alive to each fine impulse , " and able to inves- tigate its own operations , their effects and causes . It unites Longinus and Aristotle . Burke is a philosophical anatomist of the human mind . In ...
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... displays the learning of a scholar , the invention of a poet , and the wisdom of a philosopher . Johnson considered this work as a model of philosophical criticism . " We have ( he said ) an example of true criticism in Burke's Essay on ...
... displays the learning of a scholar , the invention of a poet , and the wisdom of a philosopher . Johnson considered this work as a model of philosophical criticism . " We have ( he said ) an example of true criticism in Burke's Essay on ...
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... of pictured pasteboard . The time was now approaching when his talents were to be displayed on the great political theatre . He returned to England . 1 His pension exempted him from the constant necessity of frittering [ 51 ]
... of pictured pasteboard . The time was now approaching when his talents were to be displayed on the great political theatre . He returned to England . 1 His pension exempted him from the constant necessity of frittering [ 51 ]
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