... are the most exposed to jealousy, avarice, and envy. The merit of the original grantee of his Grace's pensions was in giving his hand to the work, and partaking the spoil, with a prince who plundered a part of the national Church of his time and country.... The Works of Edmund Burke - Page 309by Edmund Burke - 1839Full view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - 1803 - 446 pages
...original grantee of his grace's penfions, was in giving his hand to the work, and partaking the fpoil with a prince, who plundered a part of the national church of his time and country. * See the hiftory of the melancholy catnftrophe of the Duke of Buckingham. Temp. Hen^ 8. Mine was in... | |
| 1834 - 1046 pages
...that of being a prompt and greedy instrument of ai wiling tyrant. The merit of the original grantee was in giving his hand to the work, and partaking the spoil with a Prince who plundered the national Church. His founder's merits were, by acts in which he served his master and made his... | |
| William Bailey (A.B.) - 534 pages
...every thing that was great and noble. The merit of the original grantee of his Grace's (Bedford's) pensions, was in giving his hand to the work, and...partaking the spoil with a Prince, who plundered a part of Iris national church of his time and country. My (Burke's) merit was in defending the whole of the... | |
| Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen - 1833 - 630 pages
...reformation of superstitions in the church, extolled him highly." — Strype, vol. vi. p. 205. 1 " The merit of the original grantee of his grace's pensions was in giving TO hand to the work, and partaking the spoil with a prince who plundered a part of the national church... | |
| 1834 - 1064 pages
...that of being a prompt and greedy instrument of a Icrelling tyrant. The. merit of the original grantee was in giving his hand to the work, and partaking the spoil with a Prince who plundered the national Church. His founder's merits were, by acts in which he served his master and made his... | |
| William Carpenter - 1837 - 894 pages
...descriptions of his people, but who fell with particular fury on everything that was great and noble. * * * * The merit of the original grantee of his Grace's pensions...the spoil with a Prince, who plundered a part of the • Burke's works, vol ii. p. 265. t He had part of the spoils of Stafford Dike of Buckingham. national... | |
| George Croly - 1840 - 612 pages
...that of being a prompt and greedy instrument of a levelling tyrant. The merit of the original grantee was, in giving his hand to the work, and partaking the spoil with a Prince who plundered the national Church. His founder's merits were, hy acts in which he served his master and made his... | |
| George Croly - 1840 - 300 pages
...that of being a prompt and greedy instrument of a levelling tyrant. The merit of the original grantee was, in giving his hand to the work, and partaking the spoil with a Prince who plundered the national Church. His founder's merits were, by acts in which he served his master and made his... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1860 - 638 pages
...confiscating chief governon, or confiscating demagoguea, are the most exposed to jealousy, avarice and envy. The merit of the original grantee of his grace's pensions,...prince, who plundered a part of the national church of nis time and country. Mine was in defending the whole of the national church of my own time and my... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1862 - 460 pages
...confiscating chief governors, or confiscating demagogues, are the most exposed to jealousy, avarice, and envy. The merit of the original grantee of his grace's pensions,...plundered a part of the national church of his time and conntry. Mine was in defending the whole of the national church of my own time and my own country,... | |
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