 I measure it by no other standard than itself. The true standard of the arts is in every man's power; and an easy observation of the most common, sometimes of the meanest things in nature, will give the truest lights, where the greatest sagacity and industry...  The Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke - Page 129by Edmund Burke - 2008 - 572 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pages
...and an easy observation of the most common, sometimes of the meanest, things in nature,/ will give the truest lights, where the greatest sagacity and{...have taken the pains to digest them, much less should 1 have e> er ventured to publish them, if I was not convinced that nothing tends more to the corruption... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1806 - 520 pages
...; and an easy observation of the most common, sometimes of the meanest things in nature, will give the truest lights, where the greatest sagacity and...mislead us by false lights. In an inquiry it is almost every thing to be once in a right road. I am satisfied I have done but little by these observations... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1815 - 362 pages
...power; and an easy observation of the most common, sometimes of the meanest things in nature, will grve the truest lights, where the greatest sagacity and...worse, amuse and mislead us by false lights. In an enquiry it is almost every thing to be once in a right road. I am satisfied I have done but little... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1827 - 194 pages
...power; and an easy observation of the most common, sometimes of the meanest things in nature, will give the truest lights, where the greatest sagacity and...mislead us by false lights. In an inquiry, it is almost every thing to be once in a right road. I am satisfied I have done but little by these observations... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 648 pages
...; and an easy observation of the most common, sometimes of the meanest things in nature, will give , every thing to be once in a right road. I am satisfied I have done but little by these observations... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 740 pages
...; and an easy observation of the most common, sometimes of the meanest, things in nature, will give the truest lights, where the greatest sagacity and...worse, amuse and mislead us by false lights. In an enquiry it is almost every thing to be once in a right road. I am satisfied I have done but little... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 744 pages
...; and an easy observation of the most common, sometimes of the meanest, things in nature, will give the truest lights, where the greatest sagacity and industry, that slights such observation, milst leave us in the dark, or, what is worse, amuse and mislead us by false lights. In an enquiry... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1835 - 652 pages
...power; and an easy observation of the most common, sometimes of the meanest things in nature, will give k k Kx every thing to be once in a right road. I am satisfied I have done but little by these observations... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1837 - 744 pages
...; and an easy observation of the most common, sometimes of the meanest, things in nature, will give enquiry it is almost every thing to be once in a right road. I am satisfied I have done but little... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1844 - 232 pages
...pojaran; and an easy observation of tKeTnost common, sometimes of the meanest things in nature, will give the truest lights, where the greatest sagacity and...mislead us by false lights. In an inquiry, it is almost every thing to be once in a right road. I am satisfied I have done but little by these observations... | |
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