The Works of Edmund Burke, Volume 1C.C. Little & J. Brown, 1839 - Great Britain |
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... suppose that one half was lost in the expedition . If this was the state of the victorious , and , from the circumstances , it must have been this at the least ; the vanquished must have had a much heavier loss , as the greatest ...
... suppose that one half was lost in the expedition . If this was the state of the victorious , and , from the circumstances , it must have been this at the least ; the vanquished must have had a much heavier loss , as the greatest ...
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... suppose that the Indians lost only half so much , and then the account stands thus : In this war alone , ( for Semiramis had other wars ) in this single reign , and in this one spot of the globe , did three millions of souls expire ...
... suppose that the Indians lost only half so much , and then the account stands thus : In this war alone , ( for Semiramis had other wars ) in this single reign , and in this one spot of the globe , did three millions of souls expire ...
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... suppose that there are in Great Britain upwards of an hundred thou- sand people employed in lead , tin , iron , copper , and coal mines ; these unhappy wretches scarce ever see the light of the sun ; they are buried in the bowels of the ...
... suppose that there are in Great Britain upwards of an hundred thou- sand people employed in lead , tin , iron , copper , and coal mines ; these unhappy wretches scarce ever see the light of the sun ; they are buried in the bowels of the ...
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... suppose , that as the confor- mation of their organs are nearly or altogether the same in all men , so the manner of perceiving external objects is in all men the same , or with little difference . We are satisfied that what appears to ...
... suppose , that as the confor- mation of their organs are nearly or altogether the same in all men , so the manner of perceiving external objects is in all men the same , or with little difference . We are satisfied that what appears to ...
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... Suppose one who had so vitiated his palate as to take more pleasure in the taste of opium than in that of butter or honey , to be presented with a bolus of squills ; there is hardly any doubt but that he would prefer the butter or honey ...
... Suppose one who had so vitiated his palate as to take more pleasure in the taste of opium than in that of butter or honey , to be presented with a bolus of squills ; there is hardly any doubt but that he would prefer the butter or honey ...
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