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" He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences ; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in persons... "
Conversations on the elements of metaphysics, tr. by R. Pennell - Page 119
by Claude Buffier - 1838 - 200 pages
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Speech ... on American taxation

Edmund Burke - 1775 - 64 pages
...happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exaftly in the fame proportion. Pafling from that ftudy he did not go very largely into the world : but plunged into bufinels ; I mean into the bufinefs of office ; and the limited and fixed methods and forms eftablifhed...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 18

1791 - 634 pages
...undemanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together; but it is not apt, except in perfons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the fame proportion. Pafiing from that lludy, he did not go very largely into the world ; but plunged into...
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The works of ... Edmund Burke [ed. by W. King and F. Laurence].

Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pages
...underftanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together; but it is not apt, except in perfons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the fame proportion. Faffing from that fludy he did not go very largely into the world; but plunged into...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Collected in Three Volumes ...

Edmund Burke - 1792 - 604 pages
...underftanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in perfons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the fame proportion. Faffing from that ftudy he did not go very largely into the world ; but plunged into...
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The History, Debates, and Proceedings of Both Houses of Parliament ..., Volume 7

Great Britain. Parliament - 1792 - 608 pages
...open and to liberalize the miriti exactly in the fame proU 2 portion. portion. Faffing from that ftudy he did not go very largely into the world ; but plunged into bufinefs ; I mean into the bufmefs of office ; and the limited and fixed methods and forms eftablifhed...
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Memoirs of the Reign of George III to the Session of Parliament ..., Volume 2

William Belsham - 1795 - 496 pages
...person was bred to the law, a science rather calculated to invigorate than liberalize the understanding. Passing from that study, he did not go very largely into the world, but plunged into business — the business of office. But men too much conversant in office rarely possess minds of remarkable...
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Memoirs of the Reign of George III to the Session of Parliament ..., Volume 2

William Belsham - 1795 - 374 pages
...fcience rather calculated to invigorate than liberalize the underftanding. Faffing from that ftudy, he did not go very largely into the world, but plunged into bufinefs; the bufinefs of office. But men too much converfant in office rarely poflefs minds of remarkable...
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The Beauties of the Late Right Hon. Edmund Burke: Selected from ..., Volume 2

Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pages
...underftanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together; but it is not apt, except in perfons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the fame proportion. Paffing from that ftudy he did not go very largely into the world; but plunged into...
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Memoirs of the right honourable Edmund Burke; or, An impartial review of his ...

Charles M'Cormick - 1798 - 402 pages
...under/landing, than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in perfons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the fame proportion. Faffing from that ftudy, he did not go very largely into the world ; but plunged into...
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The Life of Edmund Burke: Comprehending and Impartial Account of ..., Volume 1

Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pages
...science, that does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding than all the other kinds of learning put together: but it is not apt (except in persons' very happily born) to open and liberalize the mind exactly in the same proportion. Passing from that study, he did not go very largely...
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