 ... stagnant wasting reservoir of merit in me, or in any ancestry. He had in himself a salient living spring of generous and manly action. Every day he lived, he would have repurchased the bounty of the crown, and ten times more, if ten times more he...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Pagina 5261834Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pagina’s
...have re-ptrrchafed the bounty of the crown, and ten times more, if ten times more he had received. Me was made a public creature; and had no enjoyment whatever, but in the performance of fome duty. At this exigent moment, the lofs of a finimed man is not eafily fupplied. But a dripofer,... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 490 pagina’s
...would have repurchased the bounty of the crown, and ten times more, if ten times more he had received. He was made a public creature ; and had no enjoyment...the loss of a finished man is not easily supplied. ' But a Disposer, whose power we are little able to resist, and whose wisdom it ' buhoves us not at... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 212 pagina’s
...would have re-purchased the bounty of the crown, and ten times more, if ten times more he had received. He was made a public creature ; and had no enjoyment...the loss of a finished man is not easily supplied. He was sometimes a little dispirited by the disposition which we thought shewn to depress him and set... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 536 pagina’s
...the bounty of the crown, and ten times more, if ten times more he had received. He was made a publick creature ; and had no enjoyment whatever, but in the...the loss of a finished man is not easily supplied. But a disposer whose power we are little able to resist, and whose wisdom it behoves us not at all... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pagina’s
...would have re-purchased the bounty of the crown, and ten times more, if ten times more he had received. He was made a public creature ; and had no enjoyment...whatever, but in the performance of some duty. At this exir gent moment, the loss of a finished man is not easily supplied.. But a Disposer whose power we... | |
 | Edmond Burke - 1815 - 218 pagina’s
...would have re-purchased the bounty of the crown, and ten times more, if ten times more he had received. He was made a public creature ; and had no enjoyment...the loss of a finished man is not easily supplied. He was sometimes a little dispirited by the disposition which we thought shewn to depress him and set... | |
 | 1834 - 1046 pagina’s
...of merit iu me, or in any ancestry. He had in himself a silent, living spring of generous and manly action. Every day he lived he would have re -purchased...duty. At this exigent moment, the loss of a finished uian is not easily supplied." Then follows the passage which has been so often panegyrized, and which,... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1819 - 484 pagina’s
...would have re-purchased the bounty of the crown, and ten times more, if ten times more he had received. He was made a public creature ; and had no enjoyment...the loss of a finished man is not easily supplied. But a disposer whose power we are little able to resist, and whose wisdom it behoves us not at all... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 490 pagina’s
...would have re-purchased the bounty of the crown, and ten times more, if ten times more he had received. He was made a public creature ; and had no enjoyment...the loss of a finished man is not easily supplied. But a Disposer whose power we are little able to resist, and whose wisdom it behoves us not at all... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 pagina’s
...have re- purchased the bounty of the crown, and ten times more, if ten times more he had received. He was made a public creature ; and had no enjoyment whatever, but in the performance of sbme duty. At this exigent moment, the loss of a finished man is not easily supplied. But a Disposer... | |
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