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 Works of Edmund Burke - Page 425by Edmund Burke - 1839Full view - About this book
| 1775 - 868 pages
...the grou nd-work of character, yet tinge it with their own hue. He was bred in a profeffion. He was 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,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1775 - 64 pages
...the ground-work of charafter, yet tinge it with their own hue. He was bred in a profeflion. He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the firft and nobleft of human fciences; a fcience which does more to quicken and invigorate the underftanding,... | |
| History - 1791 - 634 pages
...the ground-work of character, yet tinge it with their own hue. He was bred in a profeffion. He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the firft and nobleft of human fciences : a fcience which does more to quicken and invigorate the undemanding,... | |
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 604 pages
...the ground-work of character, yet tinge it with their own hue. He was bred in a profeffion. He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the firft and nobleft of human fciences ; a fcience which does more to quicken and invigorate the underftanding,... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1792 - 608 pages
...alter the groundwork of character, yet tinge it with their own hue. He was bred in a profeffion. He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the firft and nobleft of human fciences ; a fcience which does more to quicken and invigorate the underftanding,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pages
...the ground-work of character, yet tinge it with their own hue. He was bre-1 in a profeffion. He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the firft and nobleft of human fciences; a fcience which does more to quicken and invigorate the underftanding,... | |
| 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... | |
| Charles M'Cormick - 1798 - 402 pages
...alter the groundwork of character, yet tinge it with their own hue. He was bred in a profeflion. He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the firft and nobleft of human fciences; a fcience which does more to quicken and invigorate the under/landing,... | |
| Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pages
...the groundwork of a character, tinge it with their own hue. He was bred in a profession :—he was bred 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 than all the other kinds of learning put... | |
| 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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