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 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1807 - 512 pages
...revolution is the most astonishing that has hitherto happened in the world. The most wonderful things are brought about in many instances by means the most...ridiculous modes ; and apparently, by the most contemptible instruments. Every thing seems out of nature in this strange chaos of levity and ferocity, and of all... | |
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1814 - 258 pages
...revolution is the most astonishing that has hitherto happened in the world. The most wonderful things are brought about in many instances by means the most...ridiculous modes; and apparently, by the most contemptible instruments. Every thing seems out of nature in this strange chaos of levity and ferocity, and of all... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 362 pages
...revolution is the most astonishing that has hitherto happened in the world. The most wonderful things are brought about in many instances by means the most...ridiculous modes ; and apparently, by the most contemptible instruments. Every thing seems out of nature in this strange chaos of levity and ferocity, and of all... | |
 | George Crabb - English language - 1826 - 768 pages
...The means collectively for the course which lead to a certain end; ' The most wonderful things are brought about in many instances by means the most absurd and ridiculous.' BUEKE. In order to obtain legal redress, we must pursue a certain course in law ; law is one means... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1834 - 744 pages
...Revolution is the most astonishing that has hitherto happened in the world. The most wonderful things are brought about in many instances by means the most...ridiculous modes; and, apparently, by the most contemptible instruments. Every thing seems out of nature in this strange chaos of levity and ferocity, and of all... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1834 - 648 pages
...the world. The moat wonderful things are brought about in many instances by means the most зЫшп! and ridiculous; in the most ridiculous modes ; and apparently, by the most contemptible instruments. Every thing seems out of nature in this strange chaos of levity and ferocity, and of all... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1835 - 652 pages
...revolution is the most astonishing that has hitherto happened in the world. The most wonderful things are and contempt ; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and instruments. Every thing seems out of nature in this strange chaos of levity and ferocity, and of all... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1837 - 744 pages
...Revolution is the most astonishing that has hitherto happened in the world. The most wonderful things are brought about in many instances by means the most...most ridiculous modes ; and, apparently, by the most conftemptible instruments. Every thing seems out of nature in this strange chaos of levity and ferocity,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1839 - 548 pages
...revolution is the most astonishing that has hitherto happened in the world. The most wonderful things are brought about in many instances by means the most...ridiculous modes ; and apparently, by the most contemptible instruments. Every thing seems out of nature in this strange chaos of levity and ferocity, and of all... | |
 | 1848 - 916 pages
...Revolution is the most astonishing that has hitherto happened in the world. The most wonderful things are brought about in many instances by means the most...ridiculous modes, and apparently by the most contemptible instruments. Every thing seems out of nature in this strange chaos of levity and ferocity, and of all... | |
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