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" He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in persons... "
The Grenville Papers: Being the Correspondence of Richard Grenville, Earl ... - Page xi
by Earl Richard Grenville-Temple Temple - 1852
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 18

History - 1791 - 634 pages
...undemanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together; but it is not apt, except in perfons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the fame proportion. Pafiing from that lludy, he did not go very largely into the world ; but plunged into...
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The works of ... Edmund Burke [ed. by W. King and F. Laurence].

Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pages
...underftanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together; but it is not apt, except in perfons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the fame proportion. Faffing from that fludy he did not go very largely into the world; but plunged into...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Collected in Three Volumes ...

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 604 pages
...underftanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in perfons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the fame proportion. Faffing from that ftudy he did not go very largely into the world ; but plunged into...
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Memoirs of the right honourable Edmund Burke; or, An impartial review of his ...

Charles M'Cormick - 1798 - 402 pages
...under/landing, than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in perfons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the fame proportion. Faffing from that ftudy, he did not go very largely into the world ; but plunged into...
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The Beauties of the Late Right Hon. Edmund Burke: Selected from ..., Volume 2

Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pages
...underftanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together; but it is not apt, except in perfons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the fame proportion. Paffing from that ftudy he did not go very largely into the world; but plunged into...
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The Life of Edmund Burke: Comprehending and Impartial Account of ..., Volume 1

Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pages
...to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences; a science, that does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding...(except in persons' very happily born) to open and liberalize the mind exactly in the same proportion. Passing from that study, he did not go very largely...
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The Works of ... Edmund Burke, Volume 2

Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 462 pages
...underftanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in perfons very happily born, to, open and to liberalize the mind exactly in tho fame proportion. Paffing from that ftudy he djdC c 3 .• not not go very largely into the world...
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Maxims and opinions, moral, political and economical, with ..., Volume 2

Edmund Burke - 1804 - 212 pages
...they do not in some measure effect, they are of very little service to us. STUDY OF THE LAW. THE law is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of...liberalize the mind exactly in the same proportion. When great honours and great emoluments do not win over this knowledge to the service of the state,...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1806 - 522 pages
...its constitution, and a perfect practice in all its business. Sir, if such a man fell into errours, it must be from defects not intrinsical ; they must...except in persons very happily born, to open and to liberalise the mind exactly in the same proportion. Passing from that study he did not go very largely...
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The British Cicero: Or, A Selection of the Most Admired Speeches ..., Volume 2

Oratory - 1808 - 546 pages
...bred to the law, which is in my opinion one of the first and noblest of human sciences — a sci nee which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding,...apt, except in persons very happily born, to open and liberalize the mind exactly in the same proportion. Passing from that study, he did not go very largely...
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