 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 - Side 1641829Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1785 - 796 sider
...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 - 1792 - 676 sider
...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 - 1793 - 688 sider
...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 - 1803 - 474 sider
...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 - 1803 - 464 sider
...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 sider
...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 - 1804 - 228 sider
...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 - 1807 - 464 sider
...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 - 1807 - 458 sider
...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 - 1807 - 560 sider
...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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