 But if we make ourselves too little for the sphere of our duty, if, on the contrary, we do not stretch and expand our minds to the compass of their object, be well assured that everything about us will dwindle by degrees, until at length our concerns...  The Oriental Herald - Page 1641829Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1785 - 796 pages
...the contrary, we do dot (Irstch and expand our minds to the compafs of their object, be well alTurcd, that every thing about us will dwindle by degrees, until at length our concerns are fhrun.lt to the dimenfions of our minds. It is not a predilection to mean, fordid, home-bred cares,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 676 pages
...the contrary, we do not ftretch and expand our minds to the compafs of their object, be well affured, that every thing about us will dwindle by degrees, until at length our concerns are fhrunk to the dimenfions of our minds. It is not a predilection to mean, fordid, home-bred cares, that... | |
 | John Wilde - France - 1793 - 688 pages
...contrary, we do not ftretch " and expand our minds to the compafs of their " object, be well aflhred, that every thing about " us will dwindle by degrees, until at length our " concerns are fhrunk to the dimenfions of our " minds. It is not a predilection to mean, for" did, home-bred cares,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 474 pages
...the contrary, we do notftretch arid expand our minds to the compafs of their object, be well affured, that every thing about us will dwindle by degrees, until at length our concerns are fhrunk to the dimenfions of our minds. It is not a predilection to mean, fordid, home-bred cares, that... | |
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1803 - 464 pages
...the contrary, we do notftretch and expand our minds to the compafs of their object, be well affured, that every thing about us will dwindle by degrees, until at length our concerns are fhrunk to the dimenfions of our minds. It is not a predilection to mean, fordid, home-bred cares, that... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...the contrary, we do not stretch and expand our minds to the compass of their object, be well assured, that every thing about us will dwindle by degrees,...dimensions of our minds. It is not a predilection to mean, sordid, home-bred cares, that will avert the consequences of a false estimation of our interest,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1804 - 228 pages
...contrary, \ve do not stretch and expand our minds to the compass of their object, be well assured, that every thing about us will dwindle by degrees,...dimensions of our minds. It is not a predilection to mean, sordid, home-bred cares, that will avert the consequences of a false estimation of our interest,... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 464 pages
...the contrary, we do not stretch and expand our minds to the compass of their object, be well assured, that every thing about us will dwindle by degrees,...dimensions of our minds. It is not a predilection to mean, sordid, home-bred cares, that will avert the consequences of a false estimation of our interest,... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 458 pages
...the contrary, we do not stretch and expand our minds to the compass of their object, be well assured, that every thing about us will dwindle by degrees,...dimensions of our minds. It is not a predilection to mean, sordid, home-bred cares, that will avert the consequences of a false estimation of our interest,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1807 - 560 pages
...the contrary, we do not stretch and expand our minds to the compass of their object, be well assured, that every thing about us will dwindle by degrees,...dimensions of our minds. It is not a predilection to mean, sordid, home-bred cares, that will avert the consequences of a false estimation of our interest,... | |
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