 ... something that is more noble and liberal. I do not mean, Sir, to commend the superior morality of this sentiment, which has at least as much pride as virtue in it ; but I cannot alter the nature of man. The fact is so ; and these people of the southern...  The Southern Quarterly Review - Page 231edited by - 1846Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pages
...at least as much pride as virtue in it ; but I cannot alter the nature of man. The fact is so ; and these people of the southern colonies are much more strongly, and with a higher and more stubborn spirit, attached to liberty, than those to the northward. Such were all... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 228 pages
...at least as much pride as virtue in it ; but I cannot alter the nature of man. The fact is so; and these people of the southern colonies are much more...spirit, attached to liberty than those to the northward. Such were all -the antient commonwealths; such were our Gothic ancestors; such in our days were the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...at least as much pride as virtue in it ; but I cannot alter the nature of man. The fact is so; and these people of the southern colonies are much more...spirit, attached to liberty than those to the northward. Such were all the antient commonwealths ; such were our Gothic ancestors ; such in our days were the... | |
 | Bryan Edwards - 1806 - 428 pages
...liberal. Thus, the people of the " southern colonies of America, are much more ' " strongly, and with a higher and more stubborn " spirit, attached to liberty, than those to the " northward. Such were all the ancient common" wealths; such were our Gothic ancestors; such " in our days are the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 560 pages
...virtue in it ; but I cannot alter the nature of man. The fact is so ; and these people of the sourthern colonies are much more strongly, and with an higher...spirit, attached to liberty than those to the northward. Such were all the ancient commonwealths ; such were our Gothick ancestors ; such in our days were the... | |
 | Bryan Edwards - 1807 - 646 pages
...liberal. Thus the people of the Southern " Colonies (of America) are much more strongly, " and with a higher and more stubborn spirit, " attached to liberty, than those to the North" ward. Such were all the ancient common" wealths ; such were our Gothick ancestors; " such in... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 pages
...least as much pride as virtue in it ; but I cannot alter the nature of man. " The fact is so ; and these people of the southern colonies are much more strongly, and with a higher and more stubborn spirit, attached to liberty than those to the northward. Such were all the... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 pages
...at least as much pride as virtue in it ; but I cannot alter the nature of man. The fact is so; and these people of the southern colonies are much more strongly, and with a higher and more stubborn spirit, attached to liberty than those to the northward. Such were all the... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1809 - 608 pages
...at least as much pride as virtue in it ; but I cannot alter the nature of man. The fact is so, and these people of the southern colonies are much more...higher and more stubborn spirit, attached to liberty thai* those to the northward. Such were all the ancient common-wealths, such were our Gothic ancestors,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1810 - 612 pages
...pride as virtue in it; but I cannot alter the nature of man. The fact is so, and these people of th« southern colonies are much more strongly, and with...attached to liberty than, those to, the northward. Such were all the ancient comtton-wealths, such were our Gothic ancestors, such in our days were the... | |
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