Essays from Select British EloquenceSouthern Illinois University Press, 1963 - 359 pages |
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... principles of his reasoning were " the association of resemblance , " and use of " cause and effect . " Another characteristic of Burke's mind was his " remark- able power of generalization . " These intellectual traits he continually ...
... principles of his reasoning were " the association of resemblance , " and use of " cause and effect . " Another characteristic of Burke's mind was his " remark- able power of generalization . " These intellectual traits he continually ...
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... principles ; who were bound in the chains of aristocratic expediency and per- sonal interest , and who dared not to loose them , because they knew not the power of their principles or their ultimate ten- dency . " The Rockingham ...
... principles ; who were bound in the chains of aristocratic expediency and per- sonal interest , and who dared not to loose them , because they knew not the power of their principles or their ultimate ten- dency . " The Rockingham ...
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... principles , no idle pretense to gain influence or office . The nation saw it , and while Pulteney's defection brought disgrace on the name of " Patriot , ” the char- acter of Pitt stood higher than ever in the public estimation . His ...
... principles , no idle pretense to gain influence or office . The nation saw it , and while Pulteney's defection brought disgrace on the name of " Patriot , ” the char- acter of Pitt stood higher than ever in the public estimation . His ...
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SIR JOHN ELIOT | 3 |
SIR ROBERT WALPOLE | 19 |
LORD MANSFIELD | 69 |
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Essays from Select British Eloquence: Landmarks in Rhetoric and Public Address Chauncey Allen Goodrich No preview available - 2012 |
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