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" We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of that trust to which the order of Providence has called us. By adverting to the dignity of this high calling, our ancestors have turned a savage wilderness into a glorious empire ; and have made the most... "
Conciliation with the Colonies: The Speech by Edmund Burke - Page 119
by Edmund Burke - 1915 - 141 pages
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke: A vindication of natural ...

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...auspicate all our public proceedings on America with the old warning of the church, Sursum corda ! We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of...empire ; and have made the most extensive, and the only honourable conquests, not by destroying, but by promoting the wealth, the number, the happiness of...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Collected in Three Volumes ...

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 676 pages
...warning of the church, Surfum corda I We ought to elevate our minds to the greatnefs of that truft to which the order of Providence has called us. By...adverting to the dignity of this high calling, our anceftors have turned a favage wildernefs into a glorious empire ; and have made the moft extenfive,...
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Memoirs of the Reign of George III to the Session of Parliament ..., Volume 2

William Belsham - Great Britain - 1795 - 496 pages
...If we are conscious of our situation, and glow with zeal to till our place as becomes our station ; we ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of...destroying but by promoting the wealth, the number, and the happiness of the human race." The purport of the resolutions, which were thirteen in number,...
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The Beauties of the Late Right Hon. Edmund Burke: Selected from ..., Volume 2

Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pages
...warning of t'he church, Si{,rfum corda ! We ought to elevate our minds to the greatnefs of that truIt to which the order of Providence has called us. By...adverting to the dignity of this high calling, our anceftors have turned a favage wildernels into a glorious empire; and have made the moft extenfive,...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 3

Edmund Burke - France - 1801 - 368 pages
...the church, Surf urn corda ! We ought to elevate our minds to the greatnefs of that truft to wliich the order of Providence has called us, By adverting to the dignity of this high calling, our anceftors have turned a favage wildernefs into a glorious empire ; and have made the moft extenfive,...
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The History of England: From the Accession of King George the ..., Volume 2

John Adolphus - Great Britain - 1802 - 570 pages
...becomes " our ftation, and ourielves, we ought to " elevate our minds to the greatncls of that " truft to which the order of Providence " has called us....adverting to the dignity ". of this high calling, our anceftors have1 " turned a favage wilclernefs into a glorious " empire; and have made the inoft extenfive,...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 3

Edmund Burke - France - 1803 - 454 pages
...old warning of the church, Surjum cordal We ought to elevate our minds to the greatnefs of that truft to which the order of Providence has called us. By...adverting to the dignity of this high calling, our anceftors have turned a favage wildernefs into a glorious empire ; and have made the molt extenfivQ,...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2

Edmund Burke - Political science - 1807 - 560 pages
...auspicate all our publick proceedings on America, with the old warning of the church, Sursutn corda ! We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of...empire ; and have made the most extensive, and the only honourable conquests ; not by destroying, but by promoting, the •wealth, the number, the happiness,...
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Select Speeches, Forensick and Parliamentary: With Prefatory Remarks, Volume 1

Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...auspicate all our publick proceedings on America, with the old warning of the church, Sursum corda! We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of...empire ; and have made the most extensive, and the only honourable conquests ; not by destroying, but by promoting, the wealth, the number, the happiness,...
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Select Speeches, Forensick and Parliamentary: With Prefatory Remarks, Volume 1

Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...auspicate all our publick proceedings on America, with the old warning of the church, Sursum cor da ! We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of...empire ; and have made the most extensive, and the only honourable conquests ; not by destroying, but by promoting, the wealth, the number, the happiness,...
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