 | 1796 - 502 pages
...innocent fimplicity of Swifs manners. The French Re-volution. I BEG leave to fubfcribe my afïènt to Mr. Burke's creed on the revolution of France....approve his politics, I adore his chivalry, and I can almoft excufe his reverence for church eftablilhments. I have fometimes thought of writing a dialogue... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 520 pages
...affected by the terrors of an impending bankruptcy ; but the revolution, or rather the diflblution of the kingdom has been heard and felt in the adjacent lands. I beg • The family of de Severy. I beg leave to fubfcribe my aflent to Mr. Burke's creed bn the revolution... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 360 pages
...affected by the terrors of an impending bankruptcy ; but the revolution, or rather the diffolution of the kingdom has been heard and felt in the adjacent lands. 1 beg leave to fubfcribe my aflent to Mr. Burke'i creed on the revolution of France. I admire his eloquence,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1803 - 646 pages
...occasion. " I beg leave to subscribe my assent to Mr. Burke's creed on the revolution of France. 1 admire his eloquence, I approve his politics, I adore...almost excuse his reverence for church establishments." Many passages of his letters to his most confidential friend, lord Sheffield, shew that in his terror... | |
 | John Aikin - 1803 - 770 pages
...radically hostile to democratical sway. He thus explicitly declares his sentiments on the occasion. " I beg leave to subscribe my assent to Mr. Burke's creed on the revolution of France. 1 adniire his eloquence, I approve his politics, I adore his chivalry, and I can almost excuse his... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 pages
...disorders of France: many families at Lausanne were alarmed and affected by the terrors of an impending bankruptcy ; but the revolution, or rather the dissolution...approve his politics, I adore his chivalry, and I cnn almost excuse his reverence for church establishments. I have sometimes thpught of •writing a... | |
 | B. Lambert - 1806 - 624 pages
...in abhorrence. Speaking of these principles and their effects in Switzerland, he says, " 1 boglea ve to subscribe my assent to Mr. Burke's creed on the revolution of France. 1 admire his eloquence, I approve his politics, I adore his chivalry, and I can almost excuse his reverence... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...innovations of every kind, whether necessary or not, as appears from the following exclamation : " I beg leave to subscribe my assent to Mr. Burke's...I approve his politics, I adore his chivalry, and can almost excuse his reverence for church establishments." During his consoling visit to lord Sheffield,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1814 - 726 pages
...admirable medicine against the French disease, which has made too much progress even in this happy country. I admire his eloquence, I approve his politics, I adore his chivalry, and I can forgive even his superstition. The primitive church, which I have treated with some freedom, was itself... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 498 pages
...disorders of France: many families at Lausanne were alarmed and affected by the terrors of an impending bankruptcy ; but the revolution, or rather the. dissolution...leave to subscribe my assent to Mr. Burke's creed ou the revolution of France. I admire his eloquence, 1 approve his politics, I adore his chivalry,... | |
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I beg leave to subscribe my assent to Mr. Burke's creed on the revolution of France. I admire his eloquence, I approve his politics, I adore his chivalry, and I can almost excuse his reverence for Church establishments. 
