| Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 sider
...men acute, inquisitive, dexterous, prompt in attack, ready in defence, full of resources. In other countries, the people, more simple, and of a less...distance ; and snuff the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze. The last cause of this disobedient spirit in the colonies is hardly less powerful than... | |
| 1775 - 868 sider
...defence, full of- refources. In other countries, the people, more fimple and of a lefs mercurial caft, judge of an ill principle in government only by an...grievance; here they anticipate the evil, and judge of the prelVuie of the grievance by the badnefs 'of the principle. They augur mifgovernmentat adiftance; and... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1792 - 676 sider
...defence, full of refources. In other countries, the people, more fimple and of a lefs mercurial caft, judge of an ill principle in government only by an...; here they anticipate the evil, and judge of the preffure of the grievance by the badnefs of the principle. They augur mifgovernment at a diftance;... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 sider
...defence, full of refourees. I n other countries, .the people, more fimple and of a lefs mercurial caft, judge of an ill principle in government only by an...; here they anticipate the evil, and judge of the preffure of the grievance by the badnefs of the principle. They augur mifgovernment at a diftince;... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1801 - 368 sider
...defence, full of refources. In other countries, the people, more fimple and of a lefs mercurial caft, judge of an ill principle in government only by an...; here they anticipate the evil, and judge of the preffure of the grievance by the badnefs of the principle. They augur mifgovernment at a diftance ;... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1803 - 452 sider
...defence, full of refources. In other countries, the people, more fimple, and of a lefs mercurial caft, judge of an ill principle in government only by an...; here they anticipate the evil, and judge of the preffure of the grievance by the badnefs of the principle. They augur mifgovernment at a diftance ;... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 sider
...men acute, inquisitive, dexterous, prompt in attack, ready in defence, full of resources. In other countries, the people, more simple and of a less mercurial...distance ; and snuff the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze. The last cause of this disobedient spirit in the colonies is hardly less powerful than... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 sider
...men acute, inquisitive, dexterous, prompt in attack, ready in defence, full of resources. In other countries, the people, more simple and of a less mercurial...distance ; and snuff the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze. The last cause of this disobedient spirit in the colonies is hardly less powerful than... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1809 - 608 sider
...men acute, inquisitive, dexterous, prompt in attack, ready in defence, full of resources. In other countries the people, more simple and of a less mercurial...distance, and snuff the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze. from the Speech on Mr. Fox's East India Bill. THE several irruptions of Arabs, Tartars,... | |
| 1811 - 558 sider
...lofty sentiments; — who " do not judge of an ill principle only by an actual grievance, " but who anticipate the evil and judge of the pressure of the " grievance by the badness of the principle; — who snuff the M approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze." It could scarcely be credited that... | |
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