 | Edmund Burke - 1790 - 536 pages
...franchifes, and liberties, from a long line of anceftors. This policy appears to me to be the refult of profound reflection; or rather the happy effect of following nature, which is wifdom without reflec- . tion, and above it. A fpirit of innovation is gene- • rally the refult of... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1790 - 370 pages
...franchifes, and liberties, from a long line of anceftors. This policy appears to me to be the refult of profound reflection ; or rather the happy effect of following nature, which is wifdom without reflection, and above it. A fpirit of innovation is generally the refult of a felfifh... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 458 pages
...franchifes, and liberties, from a long line of anceftors. This policy appears to me to be the refult of profound reflection; or rather the happy effect of following nature, which is wifdom without reflection, and above it. A fpirit of innovation is generally the refult of a felfifh... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...inheritV<>i.. I. • L 145 Ing privileges, franchises and liberties, from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to me to be the result of profound...which is wisdom without reflection, and above it. Besides, the people of England well know, that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure principle of... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 228 pages
...inheritVOL. I. ..it'. t «/f • 145 ing privileges, franchises and liberties, from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to me to be the result of profound...which is wisdom without reflection, and above it. Besides, the people of England -well know, that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure ^'principle... | |
 | 1811 - 662 pages
...franchifes, and liberties, from a long line of anceftors. This policy appears to me to be the refult of profound reflection ; or rather the happy effect of following nature, which is wifdom without reflection, and above it. A fpirit of innovation is generally the refult of a felfim... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1814 - 258 pages
...privileges, franchises, and liberties, from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to me to be Ihe result of profound reflection ; or rather the happy...of innovation is generally the result of a selfish * i temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to... | |
 | Edmond Burke - 1815 - 240 pages
...inheritVOL. i. •.-:,- \ -..- L 145 ing privileges, franchises and liberties, from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to me to be the result of profound...which is wisdom without reflection, and above it. Besides, the people of England well know, that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure -principle... | |
 | William Cowherd - 1818 - 728 pages
...undermines the springs- of life. See No. 32«. N ISBET^S School of Medicine, 3802. [Proo. xxiv. 21.] A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. BURKE, on the French Revolution, p. 47. 3803. [i'rur. xxv. 11.] A word fitly spoken is like oranges... | |
 | Robert Huish - 1821 - 746 pages
...inheriting privileges, franchises, and liberties from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to be the result of profound reflection, or rather...result of a selfish temper, and confined views. People who never look back wards to their ancestors will not look forward to posterity. Besides it is well... | |
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A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. 
