 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 228 pages
...from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection ; or rather the happy effect of following nature, which is wisdom without reflection, and above it. Besides, the people of England -well know, that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure ^'principle... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection ; or rather the happy effect of following nature, which is wisdom without reflection, and above it. Besides, the people of England well know, that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure principle of... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 512 pages
...from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection ; or rather the happy effect of following nature, which...posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. Besides, the people of England well know, that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure principle of... | |
 | Dennis Taaffe - 1810 - 590 pages
...To the civil and religious institutes of the Milesians it applies, as if they sat for the picture. " A spirit of innovation is generally the result of...posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. Besides, the people of England well know, that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure principle of... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1814 - 258 pages
...from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to me to be Ihe result of profound reflection ; or rather the happy effect of following nature, which...of innovation is generally the result of a selfish * i temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to... | |
 | Edmond Burke - 1815 - 240 pages
...from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection ; or rather the happy effect of following nature, which is wisdom without reflection, and above it. Besides, the people of England well know, that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure -principle... | |
 | William Cowherd - 1818 - 728 pages
...undermines the springs- of life. See No. 32«. N ISBET^S School of Medicine, 3802. [Proo. xxiv. 21.] A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. BURKE, on the French Revolution, p. 47. 3803. [i'rur. xxv. 11.] A word fitly spoken is like oranges... | |
 | 1821 - 362 pages
...from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection ; or rather the happy effect of following nature, which...posterity who never look backward to their ancestors. Besides, the people of England well know, that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure principle of... | |
 | Robert Huish - 1821 - 746 pages
...liberties from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to be the result of profound reflection, or rather the happy effect of following nature, which...result of a selfish temper, and confined views. People who never look back wards to their ancestors will not look forward to posterity. Besides it is well... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection ; or rather the happy effect of following nature, which...posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. Besides the people of England well know, that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure principle of... | |
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A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors. 
