| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...are nurtured in office do admirably well as long as things go on in their common order ; but when the high roads are broken up, and the waters out, when...than ever office gave, or than office can ever give. Mr. Grenville thought better of the wisdom and power of human legislation than in truth it deserves.... | |
| 1775 - 868 pages
...common order.; but then the high roads are broken up, and tig waters out, when a new and troubled fane is opened, and the file affords no precedent, then it is that a greater knowJolge of mankind, and a far moreextenfite comprehenfion of things, is requifite than ever office... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1775 - 64 pages
...nurtured in office do admirably well, as long as things go on in their common order ; but when the high roads are 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,... | |
| History - 1778 - 626 pages
...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...than ever office gave, or than office can ever give. Mr. Grenville thought better of the wisdom and power of human legislation than in truth it deserves.... | |
| History - 1791 - 634 pages
...nurtured in office do admirably well, as long as things go on in 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,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pages
...common order; but 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...that a greater knowledge of mankind, and a far more extenfive comprehcnfion of things is requifite than ever office gave, or than office can ever give.... | |
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 604 pages
...nurtured in office do admirably well, as long as things go on in 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,... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1792 - 608 pages
...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 - Philosophy - 1792 - 630 pages
...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 - Electronic books - 1794 - 334 pages
...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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