When I see the spirit of liberty in action, I see a strong principle at work; and this, for a while, is all I can possibly know of it. The Two Rectors - Pàgina 194per George Wilkins - 1825 - 472 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Edmund Burke - 1790 - 536 pàgines
...metaphyfic Knight of the Sorrowful Countenance. When I fee the fpirit of liberty in action, I lee a ftrong principle at work ; and this, for a while, is all I can poffibly know of it. The wild gas, the fixed air is plainly broke loofe : but we ought to fufpend our... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1790 - 372 pàgines
...liberty in action, I fee a flrong principle at work ; and this, for a while, is all I can poffibly know of it. The wild gas, the fixed air is plainly broke loofe: but we ought to fufpend our judgment until the firft effervefcence is a little fubfided, till... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1790 - 370 pàgines
...metaphyfic Knight of the Sorrowful Countenance. When I fee the fpirit of liberty in action, I fee a ftrong principle at wOrk; and .this, for a. while, is all I can poflibly know of it. The wild gas, the fixed air is plainly broke loofe : but we ought to fufpend our... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1792 - 636 pàgines
...metaphyfic knight of .the forrowftil countenance. When I fee the fpirit of liberty in action, I fee a-ftrong principle at work; and this, for a while, is all I can poffibly know of it. The wild gas, the fixed air is plainly broke Icofe , but we ought *• i to fufpend... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1803 - 458 pàgines
...knight of the forrowful countenance. When 1 fee the fpirit of liberty inaction, I fee a ftrong ftrong principle at work ; and this, for a while,. is all I can poffibly know of it. The wild gas, the fixed air is plainly broke loofe: but we ought to fufpend our... | |
| Thomas Skinner Surr - 1815 - 284 pàgines
...solitude of metaphysical abstraction. Abstractedly speaking, govern* ment, as well as liberty, is good. When I see the spirit of liberty in action, I see a strong principle at work ; and this, at present, is all I can possibly know of French liberty. True;— the wild gas, the fixed air, is... | |
| Thomas Skinner Surr - 1815 - 478 pàgines
...solitude of metaphysical abstraction. Abstractedly speaking, government, as well as liberty, is good. When I see the spirit of liberty in action, I see a Strong principle at work ; and this, at present, is all I can possibly know of French liberty. True ; — the wild gas, the fixed air, is... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1815 - 464 pàgines
...the gallies, and their heroick deliverer, the metaphysick knight of the sorrowful countenance. . • When I see the spirit of liberty in action, I see a strong strong principle at work ; and this, for a \vlrile, is all I can possibly know of it. The wild gas,... | |
| 1821 - 362 pàgines
...condemned to the galleys, and their heroic deliverer, the metaphysic knight of the sorrowful countenance. When I see the spirit of liberty in action, I see...plainly broke loose : but we ought to suspend our jndgment until the first effervescence is a little subsided, till the liquor is cleared, and until... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1826 - 520 pàgines
...to the gallies, and their heroick deliverer, the inetaphysick Knight of the sorrowful countenance. When I see the spirit of liberty in action, I see...loose : but we ought to suspend our judgment until the lirsf. effervescence is a little subsided, till the liquor is cleared, and until we see something deeper... | |
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