The Works of Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. C. Little & J. Brown, 1839 - Great Britain |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 17
... idea that may serve as a stand- ard , by which to measure , in some degree , the others ; you will turn your eyes on Judea ; a very inconsiderable spot of VOL . I. 2 the earth in itself , though ennobled by the singular NATURAL SOCIETY .
... idea that may serve as a stand- ard , by which to measure , in some degree , the others ; you will turn your eyes on Judea ; a very inconsiderable spot of VOL . I. 2 the earth in itself , though ennobled by the singular NATURAL SOCIETY .
Page 28
... idea of liberty , whilst it pre- sents a vain shadow of happiness to the subject , binds faster the chains of his subjection . What is left undone , by the natural avarice and pride of those who are raised above the others , is ...
... idea of liberty , whilst it pre- sents a vain shadow of happiness to the subject , binds faster the chains of his subjection . What is left undone , by the natural avarice and pride of those who are raised above the others , is ...
Page 54
... idea of Beauty may be applied to the qualities of the mind 146 XI . How far the idea of Beauty may be applied to virtue XII . The real cause of Beauty • 147 . 148 SECT . XIII . Beautiful objects small XIV . Smoothness CONTENTS .
... idea of Beauty may be applied to the qualities of the mind 146 XI . How far the idea of Beauty may be applied to virtue XII . The real cause of Beauty • 147 . 148 SECT . XIII . Beautiful objects small XIV . Smoothness CONTENTS .
Page 58
... idea in the minds of most men , and it is therefore liable to uncertainty and confusion . I have no great opinion of ... ideas to take in all that nature comprehends , according to her manner of combining . We are limited in our inquiry ...
... idea in the minds of most men , and it is therefore liable to uncertainty and confusion . I have no great opinion of ... ideas to take in all that nature comprehends , according to her manner of combining . We are limited in our inquiry ...
Page 59
... idea of that word , and what is the least connected with any particular theory . And my point in this inquiry is , to find whether there are any principles , on which the imagination is affected , so common to all , so grounded and ...
... idea of that word , and what is the least connected with any particular theory . And my point in this inquiry is , to find whether there are any principles , on which the imagination is affected , so common to all , so grounded and ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
agreeable Albunea America animals appear arises artificial artificial society Athens body cause of beauty civil list colonies colors common consequences considerable considered court danger darkness degree delight disposition duties effect England equal feeling France frequency compensate give greater Guadaloupe house of commons human idea images imagination imitation infinite inquiry kind labor laws least less light Lord Lord BOLINGBROKE Lord Bute Macedon mankind manner means measures ment mind ministers nation nature ness never object observed operation opinion pain papillę parliament passions peace persons Phlegethon pleasing political positive pleasure principle produce proportion purpose qualities reason relaxation repeal revenue sect SECTION sense sensible shew sion slavery smooth society sophism sort species stamp act strength sublime suffer suppose sweet taste taxes terrible terror things tion trade truth tyranny virtue whilst whole words
Popular passages
Page 106 - air Shorn of hi* beams ; or from behind the moon In dim eclipse disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations ; and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs. Here is a very noble picture; and in what does this poetical picture consist
Page 86 - THE SUBLIME. Whatever is fitted in any sort to excite the ideas of pain and danger, that is to say, whatever is in any sort terrible, or is conversant about terrible objects, or operates in a manner analogous to terror, is a source of the sublime; that is, it is productive of the strongest emotion which the mind is
Page 107 - visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, fear came upon me and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face. The
Page 495 - hate the very sound of them. Leave the Americans as they anciently stood, and these distinctions, born of our unhappy contest, will die along with it. They and we, and their and our ancestors, have been happy under that system. Let the memory of all actions, in contradiction to that good old mode, on both sides,
Page 102 - SECTION II. TERROR. No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.f For fear being an apprehension of pain or death, it operates in a manner that resembles actual pain. Whatever therefore is terrible, with regard to sight, is sublime too, whether this cause of
Page 451 - No ! but the payment of half twenty shillings, on the principle it was demanded, would have made him a slave. It is the weight of that preamble, of which you are so fond, and not the weight of the duty, that the Americans are unable and unwilling to bear. It is then, sir, upon the principle of this measure, and
Page 122 - Rise from the ground like feather'd Mercury ; And vaulted with such ease into his seat, As if an angel dropped from the clouds To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus.
Page 108 - hair of my flesh stood up. It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof; an image was before mine eyes ; (here was
Page 122 - midsummer, Wanton as youthful goats, wild as young bulls. I saw young Harry with his beaver on Rise from the ground like feather'd Mercury ; And vaulted with such ease into his seat, As if an angel dropped
Page 106 - yet perhaps there is nothing of which we really understand so little, as of infinity and eternity. We do not any where meet a more sublime description than this justly celebrated one of Milton, wherein he gives the portrait of Satan with a dignity so suitable to the subject: - He above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent Stood like a tower; hie form had yet not