 On this scheme of things a king is but a man, a queen is but a woman ; a woman is but an animal, and an animal not of the highest order; all homage paid to the sex in general as such, •and without distinct views, is to be regarded as romance and folly.  Writings and Speeches - Page 347by Edmund Burke - 1901Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1790 - 536 pages
...animal not of the highdl order. All homage paid to the fe;c in general as fuch, and without diftinct views, is to be regarded as romance and folly. Regicide, and parricide, and facrilege, are but fictions of fuperftition, corrupting jurifprudence by deftroying its fimplicity.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1790 - 370 pages
...animal not of the highefl order. All homage paid to the fex in generaT as fuch, and without diftinct views, is to be regarded as romance and folly. Regicide, and parricide, and facrilege, are but fictions of fupcrftition, corrupting jyrifprudence by deftroy*'*' i 4 ing ing its... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 458 pages
...animal not of the highert order. All homage paid to the fex in general as fuch, and without diftincr. views, is to be regarded as romance and folly. Regicide, and parricide, and facrilege, are" but fictions of fuperftition, corrupting jurifprudence by deftroying its fimplicity.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1804 - 228 pages
...this scheme of things, a king is but a man, a queen is but a woman ; a woman is but an animal ; and 3n animal not of the highest order. All homage paid to...in general as such, and without distinct views, is toberegarded as romance and folly. Regicide, 184 and parricide, and sacrilege, are but fictions of... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...this scheme of things, a king is but a man, a queen is but a woman ; a woman is but an animal ; and an animal not of the highest order. All homage paid to...sex in general as such, and without distinct views, is.to be regarded as romance and folly. Regicide, 184 and parricide, and sacrilege, are but fictions... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1811 - 252 pages
...this scheme of things, a king is but a man, a queen is but a woman ; a woman is but an animal ; and an animal not of the highest order. All homage paid to...father, are only common homicide ; and if the people are by any chance, or in any way gainers by it, a sort of homicide much the most pardonable, and into... | |
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1814 - 258 pages
...this scheme of things, a king is but a man ; a queen is but a woman; a woman is but an animal; and an animal not of the highest order. All homage paid to...father, are only common homicide ; and if the people are by any chance, or in any way gainers by it, a sort of homicide much the most pardonable, and into... | |
 | Edmond Burke - English literature - 1815 - 240 pages
...this scheme of things, a king is but a man, a queen is but a woman; a woman is but an animal ; and an animal not of the highest order. All homage paid to...in general as such, and without distinct views, is toberegarded as romance and folly. Regicide, 184 and parricide, and sacrilege, are but fictions of... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 362 pages
...scheme of things, a king is but a man ; a queen is but a woman ; a woman is but ah animal ; and an animal not of the highest order. All homage paid to...sacrilege, are but fictions of superstition, corrupting jurisprndence by destroying its' simplicity. The murder of a king, or a queen, or a bishop, or a father,... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...this scheme of things, a king is but a man, a queen is but a woman ; a woman is but an animal ; and an animal not of the highest order. All homage paid to...father, are only common homicide ; and if the people are by any chance, or in any way gainers by it, a sort of homicide much the most pardonable, and into... | |
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