 He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels us to consider it in all its relations. It...  The Quarterly review - Page 5751826Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1790 - 370 pages
...nerves, and fharpens our flcill. Our antagonift is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels us to confider it in all its relations. It will not fuffer us to be fuperficial. It is the want of nerves... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1790 - 380 pages
...fharpens our _>_ fkill. CO"/ antagonift is our helper.) This amicable — ' conffict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels us to confider it in all its relations. It -will not fuffer us to be fuperficial. It is the want of nerves... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 458 pages
...nerves, and Sharpens our fkill. Our antagonift is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels us to confidcr it in all its relations. It will not fuffer us to be fuperficial. It is the want of nerves... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object,...the want of nerves of understanding for such a task ; it is the degenerate fondness for trickling short cuts, and little fallacious facilities, that has... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 228 pages
...nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object,...the want of nerves of understanding for such a task ; it is the degenerate fondness for trickling short cuts, and little fallacious facilities, that has... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 512 pages
...nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object,...the want of nerves of understanding for such a task ; it is the degenerate fondness for tricking short-cuts, and little fallacious facilities, that has... | |
 | 1811 - 338 pages
...nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object,...the want of nerves of understanding for such a task; it is the d'egenerat^ fondness for tricking short-cuts, and little fallacious facilities,- that has... | |
 | 1811 - 334 pages
...nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object,...the want of nerves of understanding for such a task; it is the degenerate fondness for tricking short-cuts, and little fallacious facilities, that has in... | |
 | 1813 - 574 pages
...sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us 1o an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels...relations- It will not suffer us to be superficial." To pass without notice the observations of this eminent lady upon the duties of moral instruction,... | |
 | 1813 - 580 pages
...nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object,...relations- It will not suffer us to be superficial." To pass without notice the observations of this eminent lady upon the dutits of moral instruction,... | |
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