 The last cause of this disobedient spirit in the colonies is hardly less powerful than the rest, as it is not merely moral, but laid deep in the natural constitution of things. Three thousand miles of ocean lie between you and them.  English Prose: Selections - Page 382edited by - 1894Full view - About this book
 | 1775 - 868 pages
...reft, as it is nof me.rely moral, but laid deep in the natural conflitutkm of things. Three thoufamj miles of ocean lie between you and them. No contrivance can prevent the effect of this dillance, in weakening Government. Seas roll, and months paf% between the order and the execution ;... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 676 pages
...breeze. The laft caufe of this difobedient fpirit in the colonies is .hardly lefs powerful than the reft, as it is not merely moral, but laid deep in the natural conftitution of things. Three • • * The Attorney General, thoufand miles of ocean lie betwen you... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pages
...reft, fes it is not merely moral, but laid deep in the natural conftiitution of things. Three thoufand miles of ocean lie between you and them. No contrivance can prevent the erlett of this diftance, in weakening government. Seas roll, and months pafs, between the order and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1801 - 368 pages
...breeze. The laft caufe of this difobedient fpirit in the colonies is hardly lefs powerful than the reft, as it is not merely moral, but laid deep in the natural ccnftitution of things. Three thoufand miles of ocean lie between you and them. No contrivance can... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1813 - 768 pages
...powerful thai the rest, as it is not merely moral, hut laid deep in the natural constitution of thing*, Three thousand miles of ocean lie between you and...pass, between the order and the execution : and the wuit of a speedy explanation of a single point, is enough to defeat a whole system. You have, indeed,... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 540 pages
..." The last cause of this disobedient spirit in the colonies is hardly less powerful than the rest, as it is not merely moral, but laid deep in the natural...this distance, in weakening government. Seas roll, nnd months pass, between the order and the execution ; and the want of a speedy explanation of a single... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1834 - 744 pages
...breeze. The last cause of this disobedient spirit in the colonies is hardly less powerful than the rest, as it is not merely moral, but laid deep in the natural...distance in weakening government. Seas roll, and months p;iss, between the order and the execution : and the want of a speedy explanation of a single point... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1834 - 740 pages
...breeze. The last cause of this disobedient spirit in the colonies is hardly less powerful than the rest, as it is not merely moral, but laid deep in the natural...distance in weakening government. Seas roll, and months p;iss, between the order and the execution : and the want of a speedy explanation of a single point... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1835 - 652 pages
...breeze. The last cause of this disobedient spirit in the colonies is hardly less powerful than the rest, there was a time favourable for establishing the principle, that a king of popu Tbree thousand miles of ocean lie between you and them. No contrivance can prevent the effect of this... | |
 | William Smyth - History, Modern - 1840 - 514 pages
...his general conclusion that they were not a people that could be coerced. " But again," says he, " three thousand miles of ocean lie between you and...between the order and the execution, and the want of explanation on a single point is enough to defeat a whole system. But who are you that should fret... | |
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