| Great Britain. Parliament - 1784 - 660 pagina’s
...the-eyes of mankind are turned to him. He may five long, he may do much. IJut here is the fummit. He never can exceed what he does this day. He has faults ; but they are faults that, though they may in a fmall degree tarnilh the luftre, and fometimes impede the march of his abilities, have nothing in them... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1784 - 118 pagina’s
...the eyes of mankind are turned to him. ' He may live long, he may do much. But here is the fummic. He never can exceed what he does this day. He has faults; but they are faults thaty though they may in a fmall degree tarnim the luftre, and fometimes impede the march of his abilities,... | |
| 1788 - 626 pagina’s
...faults, that, * thaugh they may in a final! degree tarnish the luflre, and iüTietiroes impede the inarch of his abilities, have nothing in them to extinguish the fire of great virtues. In thofe faults, there is no mixture of deceit, of hypocrify, of pride, of ferocity, of complexional defpotism... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1792 - 676 pagina’s
...the eyes of mankind are turned to him. He may live long, he may do much. But here is the fummit. He never can exceed what he does this day. He has faults ; but they are faults that, though they may in a fmall degree tarnifh the luftre, and fometimes impede the march of his abilities, have nothing in them... | |
| Charles M'Cormick - 1798 - 402 pagina’s
...eyes of mankind are turned to him. He may live long — he may do much. But here is the fummit. He never can exceed what he does this day. " He has faults ; but they are faults that, though they may in a fmall degree tarnifh the luftre, and fometimes impede the march of his abilities, have nothing in them... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pagina’s
...him. He may live long, he may do much, .But here is the fummit. He never can exceed what he does ihis day, He has faults ; but they are faults that, though they may in a fmall degree larnifh tfie luftre, and, fometimes impede the march of his abilities, have nothing in... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1803 - 464 pagina’s
...the eyes of mankind are turned to him. He may live long, he may do much. But here is the fummit. He never can exceed what he does this day. He has faults ; but they are faults that, though they may in a fmall degree tarnifh the luftre, and fometimes impede the march of his abilities, have nothing in them... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1804 - 212 pagina’s
...where the eyesof mankind are tuVned to him. He may livelong, he may do much. But here is the summit. He never can exceed what he does this day. He has faults...in them to extinguish the fire of great virtues. In those faults, there is no mixture of deceit, of hypocrisy, of pride, of ferocity, of complexional despotism,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1807 - 560 pagina’s
...the eyes of mankind are turned to him. He may live long, he may do much. But here is the summit. He never can exceed what he does this day. He has faults...in them to extinguish the fire of great virtues. In those faults, there is no mixture of deceit, of hypocrisy, of pride, of ferocity, of complexional despotism,... | |
| Flowers of literature - 1807 - 626 pagina’s
...faults/' said Mr. Burke, " but they are faults, that, thongh they may, in a small degree, tarnish his lustre, and sometimes impede the march of his abilities, have nothing in them to extinguish the Are of great virtues. ID those faults, there is no mixture of deceit, of hypo. erisy, of pride, of... | |
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