 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pages
...much by general maxims. I speak with the freedom of history, and I hope without offence. One or two of these maxims, flowing from an opinion not the most...mischievous to himself; and for that reason, among others, fatal to his country ; measures, the effects of which, I am afraid, are for ever incurable. He made... | |
 | 1775 - 868 pages
...njifchievous to hunfelf ; and for that reafon, among others, perhaps fatal to his country ; mea,fures, the effects of which, I am afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an adminiltration, fo chequered and fpeckled ; he put together a piecj of joinery, fj croffly indented... | |
 | 1778 - 626 pages
...much by general maxims. 1 speak with the freedom of history, and I hope without offence: One or 'two of these maxims, flowing from an opinion not the most...measures that were greatly mischievous to himself j and lor that reason, among others, perhaps fetal to his country ; measures, the effects of 'which,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pages
...mifchievous to himfelf; and for that reafon, among others, perhaps fatal ro his country; meafures, the effects of which, I am afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an adminiftration, fo checkered and fpeckled; he put together a piece of joinery, fo crofsly indented... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1792 - 608 pages
...mifchievotis to himfelf, and for that reafon, among others, perhaps fatal to his country ; meafures, the effects of which, I am afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an Admintftration fo checkered and fpeclded ; he put together a piece of joinery, fo croisly indented... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 604 pages
...mifchievous to himfelf ; and for that reafon, among others, perhaps fatal to his country; meafures, the effects of which, I am afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an adminiftration, fo checkered and fpeckled ; he put together a piece of joinery, fo crofsly indented... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...to himfelf; and for that re.ifon, among others, perhap? fatal to his country; meafures, the efitfts of which I am afraid are for ever incurable. He made an adminiftration fo checkered and fpeckled ; he put together a piece of joinery fo crofsly indented and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pages
...mifchievous to himJelfj' and for that reafon, among others, perhaps fatal to his country ; meafures, the effects of which, I am afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an adminiftration, fo checkered andfpeckled; he put together a piece of joinery, fo crofsly indented and... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pages
...MUCH BY GENERAL MAXIMS. I speak with the freedom of history, and, I hope, without offence. One or two of these maxims, flowing from an opinion not the most...others, perhaps fatal to his country: measures, the effe6is of which, I am afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an Administration, so chequered and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 462 pages
...himfelf; and for that reafon, among others, perhaps fatal to '~' E e 2 his his country ; meafures, the effects of which, I am afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an adminiftration, fo checkered and fpeckled ; he put together a piece of joinery, fo crofsly indented... | |
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... malevolence. But what I do not presume to censure I may have leave to lament. For a wise man, he seemed to me at that time to be governed too much by general maxims. I speak with the freedom of history, and I hope without offence. One or two of these... 
