 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pagina’s
...conducted. These forms are adapted to ordinary occasions ; and therefore persons who are nurtured in office do admirably well as long as things go on in...of things, is requisite, than ever office gave, or than office can ever give. Mr. Grenville thought better of the wisdom and power of human legislation... | |
 | 1775 - 868 pagina’s
...conducted. Thefe forms are adapted to ordinary occafions : and therefore perfons who are nurtured in office do admirably well, as long as things go on in their common order.; but then the high roads are broken up, and tig waters out, when a new and troubled fane is opened, and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1775 - 64 pagina’s
...conduced. Thefc forms are adapted to ordinary occafions; and therefore perfons who are nurtured in office do admirably well, as long as things go on...broken up, and the waters out, when a new and troubled fceneii opened, and the file affords no precedent, then it is that a greater knowledge of mankind,... | |
 | 1778 - 626 pagina’s
...conducted. These forms are adapted to ordinary occasions ; and therefore persons who are nurtured in office do admirably well, as long as things go on in their common order ; out when the high roads are broken up, and the waters out, when a new and troubled scene is opened,... | |
 | 1791 - 634 pagina’s
...conducted. Thefe forms are adapted to ordinary occafions ; and therefore perfons who are nurtured in office do admirably well, as long as things go on...broken up, and the waters out, when a new and troubled fcene is opened, and the file affords no precedent, then it is that a greater knowledge of mankind,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 604 pagina’s
...conducted. Thefe forms are adapted to ordinary occafions ; and therefore perfons who are nurtured in office do admirably well, as long as things go on...broken up, and the waters out, when a new and troubled fcene is opened, and the file affords no precedent, then it is that a greater knowledge of mankind,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pagina’s
...conducted. Thefe forms are adapted to ordinary occafions; and therefore perfons who are nurtured in office do admirably well, as long as things go on...when the high roads are broken up, and the waters oufy when a new and troubled fcene is opened, and the file affords no precedent, then it is that a... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1792 - 608 pagina’s
...occafions ; and therefore perfons who are nurtered in office do admirably well, as long as things go on }n their common order ; but when the high roads are broken up, and the waters out, when a new and troubled fcene is opened, and the file affords no precedent, then it is that a greater knowledge of mankind,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1792 - 630 pagina’s
...and the waters out, when a new " and troubled fcene is opened, and the file affords no prece" dent, then it is, that a greater knowledge of mankind, and " a far more extenfive comprehenfion of things, is requifite, " than ever office gave, or than office can ever give."... | |
 | James Maitland Earl of Lauderdale - 1794 - 334 pagina’s
...here no precedent that could be called in, no official experience that could aid or affift ; *' for, when the high roads are ** broken up and the waters out, when a ** new and troubled fcene is opened, and ** the file affords no precedent; then it is " that a greater knowledge of mankind... | |
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... are rarely minds of remarkable enlargement. Their habits of office are apt to give them a turn to think the substance of business not to be much more important than the forms in which it is conducted. These forms are adapted to ordinary occasions... 
