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... opinion and speculation , has been proved by time to have been sublime truth and unerring prophesy . Burke died the greatest of sages - a man gifted with even superhuman wisdom - and the grave has made him a wonderful pro- phet . One of ...
... opinion and speculation , has been proved by time to have been sublime truth and unerring prophesy . Burke died the greatest of sages - a man gifted with even superhuman wisdom - and the grave has made him a wonderful pro- phet . One of ...
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... opinion - why the nation does not make them its test in judging of revo- lutionists , revolutionary creeds , and revolutions — and why Fox is still wor- shipped , while the ashes of Burke slumber almost without notice , we will then ...
... opinion - why the nation does not make them its test in judging of revo- lutionists , revolutionary creeds , and revolutions — and why Fox is still wor- shipped , while the ashes of Burke slumber almost without notice , we will then ...
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... opinion to the direction he wish- ed , from the channel in which it had hi- therto flowed . The circulation of the book corresponded with its fame ; about 30,000 copies were sold when there was not a third of the demand for books of any ...
... opinion to the direction he wish- ed , from the channel in which it had hi- therto flowed . The circulation of the book corresponded with its fame ; about 30,000 copies were sold when there was not a third of the demand for books of any ...
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... opinions , did not hesitate to con- demn him for imprudence in expressing them , though in fact he had been urged to do it ; and for having already done so , two or three of the number had been tempted to say he was deficient in firm ...
... opinions , did not hesitate to con- demn him for imprudence in expressing them , though in fact he had been urged to do it ; and for having already done so , two or three of the number had been tempted to say he was deficient in firm ...
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... opinion , and he was almost incapable of being bewil- dered or seduced by them whenever they took an erroneous ... opinions were true , and those of his opponents were false , by analysis and demonstration and whether the nation was with ...
... opinion , and he was almost incapable of being bewil- dered or seduced by them whenever they took an erroneous ... opinions were true , and those of his opponents were false , by analysis and demonstration and whether the nation was with ...
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Page 148 - Tread those reviving passions down, Unworthy manhood! — unto thee Indifferent should the smile or frown Of beauty be. If thou regret'st thy youth, why live? The land of honourable death Is here: — up to the field, and give Away thy breath! Seek out — less often sought than found — A soldier's grave, for thee the best; Then look around and choose thy ground, And take thy rest.
Page 148 - My days are in the yellow leaf; The flowers and fruits of love are gone; The worm, the canker, and the grief Are mine alone! The fire that on my bosom preys Is lone as some volcanic isle; No torch is kindled at its blaze — A funeral pile. The hope, the fear, the jealous care, The exalted portion of the pain And power of love, I cannot share, But wear the chain.
Page 466 - I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
Page 148 - twere anew, the gaps of centuries ; Leaving that beautiful which still was so, And making that which was not, till the place Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old ! — The dead, but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns.
Page 341 - As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteemst the ornament of life, And live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would," Like the poor cat i
Page 501 - Sweet Swan of Avon ! what a sight it were To see thee in our waters yet appear, And make those flights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza, and our James...
Page 148 - Awake! (not Greece — she is awake!) Awake, my spirit! Think through whom Thy life-blood tracks its parent lake, And then strike home! Tread those reviving passions down, Unworthy manhood! — unto thee Indifferent should the smile or frown Of beauty be.
Page 471 - Sigh, no more, ladies, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever ; One foot in sea, and one on shore ; To one thing constant never : Then sigh not so, But let them go, And be you blithe and bonny ; Converting all your sounds of woe Into Hey nonny, nonny.
Page 151 - gin to fear that thou art past all aid From me and from my calling; yet so young, I still would— Man. Look on me! there is an order Of mortals on the earth, who do become Old in their youth, and die ere middle age, Without the violence of warlike death...
Page 107 - No ! imaged in the sanctuary of your breast, There let me smile, amidst high thoughts at rest ; And let contentment on your spirit shine, As if its peace were still a part of mine : For if you war not proudly with your pain, For you I shall have worse than lived in vain. But I conjure your manliness to bear My loss with noble spirit — not despair : I ask you by our love to promise this, And kiss these words, where I have left a kiss, — The latest from my living lips for yours.