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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... "
Annual Register of World Events - Page 12
1778
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The Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge, Volume 5

1775 - 868 pages
...bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the firft andnobleit of human fcience ; a fcience which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding,...learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in perfons very happily born, to open and to liberal ize the mind exactly in the fame proportion. Faffing...
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Speech ... on American taxation

Edmund Burke - 1775 - 64 pages
...and nobleft of human fciences; a fcience which does more to quicken and invigorate the underftanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together : but it is not apt, except in perfohs very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exaftly in the fame proportion. Pafling...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 18

History - 1791 - 634 pages
...and nobleft of human fciences : a fcience which does more to quicken and invigorate the 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...
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The History, Debates, and Proceedings of Both Houses of Parliament ..., Volume 7

Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1792 - 608 pages
...nobleft of human fciences ; a fcience which does more to quicken and invigorate the 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 miriti exactly in the fame proU 2 portion....
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Collected in Three Volumes ...

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 604 pages
...nobleft of human fciences ; a fcience which does more to quicken and invigorate the 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...
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The works of ... Edmund Burke [ed. by W. King and F. Laurence].

Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pages
...and nobleft of human fciences; a fcience which does more to quicken and invigorate the 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...
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Memoirs of the right honourable Edmund Burke; or, An impartial review of his ...

Charles M'Cormick - 1798 - 402 pages
...and nobleft of human fciences; a fcience which does more to quicken and invigorate the 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...
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The Beauties of the Late Right Hon. Edmund Burke: Selected from ..., Volume 2

Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pages
...nobleft'of htijnan fciences; a fcience which does more to quicken" and invigorate the 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...
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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 Port Folio, Volume 6

Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1811 - 702 pages
...profound and philosophic statesman) "is one of the noblest of the human sciences, a science which has done more to quicken and invigorate the understanding,...all the other kinds of learning put together; but is not apt, except in persons happily born, to open and liberalise the mind in exactly the same proportion."...
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