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" Sire, that it seems unbecoming my sex, in this age of vicious refinement, to feel for one's country, to lament the horrors of war, or wish for the return of peace. "
The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 449
1761
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Annual Register, Volume 4

Edmund Burke - 1800 - 648 pages
...ft'eins unbecoming; my fex, in this age of vicious refinement, to fijel Tor one's country, to lament the horrors of •war, or with for the return of peace....think it more properly my province to ftudy the arts cfpleafing, or to turn my thoughts to fubjefts of a more domeftic nature: but however unbecoming it...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 4

1762 - 618 pages
...in this age of vicious refinement, to fee! for one's country, to lament the horror» of war, or wi(h for the return of peace. I know you may think it more properly my province to ftudy the arts of pleafing, or to turn my thoughts to fubjeits of a more domeftic nature ; but however unbecoming it...
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Annual Register, Volume 4

Edmund Burke - 1762 - 666 pages
...feems unbecoming tr.y fex, in this age of vicious refinement, to feel for one's country, to lament the horrors of war, Or with for the return of peace. I know you may think it more prbperly rny province to ftudy the arts of pleafing, or to turn my thoughts to iubjec'ls of a more...
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The British Magazine and General Review of the Literature ..., Volume 1

1772 - 456 pages
...refinement, to feel for one's country, to lament the horrors of w:ir, or wi(h for the return of peace. 1 know you may think it more properly my province to ftudy the art of fíe a fing t or to turn my thoughts to lubjefts- of a more domeftic nature } but however unbecoming...
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An Historical Development of the Present Political Constitution of ..., Volume 1

Johann Stephan Pütter - 1790 - 478 pages
...in this age of vicious refinement, to feel for one's country, to lament the horrors of war, or wifh for the return of peace. I know you may think it more properly jny province BOOK The Peace itfelf was afterwards concluded in a XII very different manner. — After...
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The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany, Volume 74

1812 - 1020 pages
...in this age of vicious refinement, to feel for one's country, to lament thp horrors of war, or wish for the return of peace. I ^know you may think it more properly my province to study the arts of pleasing, or to turn my thoughts to ¡subjects of a more domestic nature ; but, however...
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A Connected Series of Notes on the Chief Revolutions of the Principal States ...

Charles Butler - 1807 - 360 pages
...this age of vicious *' refinement, to feel for one's country^ to " lament the horrors of war, or wish for the " return of peace. I know you may think " it more properly my province to study " the arts of pleasing, or to inspect subjects " of a more domestic nature : but, however " unbecoming...
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The New Monthly Magazine and Universal Register, Volume 2

1814 - 642 pages
...in this age of vicious refinement, to feel for one's country, to lament the horrors of war, or wish for the return of peace. I know you may think it more properly my province to smdy the arts of pleasing, or to inspect subjects of a more domestic nature ; but however unbecoming...
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Clavis calendaria; or, A compendious analysis of the calendar, Volume 1

John Brady - 1815 - 428 pages
...in this age of viciouS refinement, to feel for one's country, to lament the horrors of war, or wish for the return of peace. I know you may think it more properly my province to study the art of pleasing, or to turn my thoughts to subjects of a more domestic nature; but however...
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A Solemn Review of the Custom of War: Showing that War is the Effect of ...

Noah Worcester - 1816 - 814 pages
...in this age of vicious refinement, to feel for one's conntry, to lament the horrors of war, or wish for the return of peace. I know you may think it more properly my province to study the arts of pleasing, or to turn my thoughts to subjects of a more domestic nature ; but however...
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