 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pages
...passions is not so nmck.,frpm the things themselves, as from our opinions concerning . them •, and these again depend very much on the opinions .of other men, conveyable for the most part by words only. Secondly, there are many things of a very affecting nature, wEich can seldom... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 604 pages
...is himfelFaffected by it. Certain it is, that the influence of moft things on our paffions is not fo much from the things themfelves, as from our opinions...again depend very much on the opinions of other men, convey able for the moft part by words only. Secondly, there are many things of a very affecting nature,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pages
...influence of moft things on oar paffions, is not fo much from the things thejnfelves, as from our opimons concerning them; and thefe again depend very much...many things of a very affecting nature, which can fcidom occur in the reality, but the words which reprefem them often do ; and thus they have an opportunity... | |
 | Freeman of Dublin - 1800 - 674 pages
...himfelf affefted by it. Certain it is, that the influence of moft things on our paffions is not fo much from the things themfelves, as from our opinions...words only. Secondly, there are many things of a very affefting nature, which can feldom occur in the reality, but the words which reprefent them often do... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 366 pages
...himfelf affected by it. Certain it is, that the influence of moft things on our paffions is not fo much from the things themfelves, as from our opinions...and thus they have an opportunity of making a deep impreflion and taking root in the mind, whilft the idea of the reality was tranfient; and to fome perhaps... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 366 pages
...himfelf affected by it. Certain it is, that the influence of moft things on our paffions is not fo much from the things themfelves, as from our opinions...and thus they have an opportunity of making a deep imprefllon and taking root in the mind, whilft the idea of the reality was tranfient ; and to Tome... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1806 - 520 pages
...passions is not so much from the things themselves, as from our opinions concerning them ; and these again depend very much on the opinions of other men, conveyable for the most part by words only. Secondly, there are many things of a very affecting nature, which can seldom... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1806 - 522 pages
...things of a very affecting nature, which can seldom occur in the reality, but the words which represent them often do ; and thus they have an opportunity of making a deep impression and taking root in the mind, whilst the idea of the reality was transient ; and to some... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...passions is not so much from the things themselves, as from our opinions concerning them ; and these again depend very much on the opinions of other men, conveyable for the most part by words only. Secondly, there are many things of a very affecting nature, which can seldom... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1827 - 194 pages
...concerning them; and these again dependwery much on the opinions of other men, conveyable, for the most part, by words only. Secondly, there are many things of a very affecting nature, which can seldom occur in the reality ; but the words which represent them often do ; and thus they have an opportunity... | |
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Certain it is, that the influence of most things on our passions is not so much from the things themselves, as from our opinions concerning them ; and these again depend very much on the opinions of other men, conveyable for the most part by words only. 
