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" But when the reason of old establishments is gone it is absurd to preserve nothing but the burthen of them. This is superstitiously to embalm a carcass not worth an ounce of the gums that are used to preserve it. "
The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th] - Page 19
1834
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A Speech of Edmund Burke, Esq. at the Guildhall, in Bristol: Previous to the ...

Edmund Burke - 1780 - 106 pages
...This is fuperftitioufly to embalm a carcafs not worth an ounce of the gums that are ufed to preferve it. It is to burn precious oils in the tomb ; it is to offer meat and drink to the dead,^— not fo much an honour to the deceafed, as a difgrace to the furvivors. Our palaces are vaft inholpitable...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Collected in Three Volumes ...

Edmund Burke - 1792 - 676 pages
...This is fuperftitioufly to embalm a carcafs not worth an ounce of the gums that are ufed to preferve it. It is to burn precious oils in the tomb ; it is to offer meat and drink to the dead, — not fo much an honour to the deceafed, as a difgrace to'the furviyor.s. Our palaces are vaft; inhofpitable...
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Memoirs of the right honourable Edmund Burke; or, An impartial review of his ...

Charles M'Cormick - 1798 - 402 pages
...This is fuperftitioufly to embalm a carcafs not worth an ounce of the gums that are ufed to preferve it. It is to burn precious oils in the tomb : it is to offer meat and drink to the dead, — not fo much an honour to the deceafed, as a difgrace to the furvivors. Our palaces are vaft, inhofpitable...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 3

Edmund Burke - 1801 - 368 pages
...This is fuperftitioufly to embalm a carcafs not worth an ounce of the gums that are ufed to preferve it. It is to burn precious oils in the tomb ; it is to offer meat and drink to the dead, — not fo much an honour to the deceafed, as a difgrace to the furvivors,. Our palaces are vaft inhofpitable...
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The Works of ... Edmund Burke, Volume 3

Edmund Burke - 1803 - 452 pages
...This is fupcrftitioufly to embalm a carcafs not worth an ounce of the gums that are ufed to prelerve it. It is to burn precious oils in the tomb ; it is to offer meat and drink to the 'dead, — not fo much an honour to -the deceafed, as a difgrace to the furvivors-. Our- palaces are vaft inhofpitable...
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Select Speeches, Forensick and Parliamentary: With Prefatory Remarks, Volume 2

Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 466 pages
...is absurd to preserve nothing but the burthen of them. This is superstitiously to embalm a carcase not worth an ounce of the gums that are used to preserve...much an honour to the deceased, as a disgrace to the survivers. Our palaces are vast inhospitable halls. There the bleak winds, there " Boreas, and Eurus,...
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The British Cicero: Or, A Selection of the Most Admired Speeches ..., Volume 1

1808 - 540 pages
...is absurd to preserve nothing but the burthen of them. This is superstitiously to embalm a carcase not worth an ounce of the gums that are used to preserve...to offer meat and drink to the dead, not so much an honor to the deceased, as a disgrace to the survivors. Our palaces are vast inhospitable halls. There...
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The Eloquence of the British Senate: Being a Selection of the Best ..., Volume 2

William Hazlitt - 1809 - 608 pages
...establishments is gone, it is absurd to preserve nothing but the burthen of them. This is superstitiously to embalm a carcass not worth an ounce of the gums...honour to the deceased, as a disgrace to the survivors. Our palaces are vast inhospitable halls. There the bleak winds, there, "Boreas, and Eurus, and Caiirus,...
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The British Cicero: Or, A Selection of the Most Admired Speeches ..., Volume 1

Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - 1810 - 514 pages
...is absurd to preserve nothing but the burthen of them. This is superstitiously to embalm a carcase not worth an ounce of the gums that are used to preserve...honour to the deceased, as a disgrace to the survivors. Our palaces are vast inhospitable halls. There the bleak winds, there " Boreas and Eurus, and Caurus,...
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Parliamentary speeches from 1761 to 1802

William Hazlitt - 1810 - 612 pages
...establishments is gonf, it is absurd to preserve nothing but the burthen of them. This is superstitiously to embalm a carcass not worth an ounce of the gums...in the tomb; it is to offer meat and drink to the dead,—not so much an honour to the deceased, as a disgrace to the survivors. Our palaces are vast...
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