Abstract views, on the danger of.
Abstract words, effects of.
Accumulation a state principle.
Administration and legislation, on the due balance of.
Age, our own, on the injustice paid to.
Alfred the Great, political genius of.—the promoter of learning.—his religious character.
Ambassadors of infamy, their tyranny.
Ambition, incentives of.—disappointed, picture of.
America, great national progress of.—on her resistance to taxation.—on her early colonization, and the greatness of her future.—on the Protestantism of.—on the embassy of England to.
Analogy, on the pleasures of.
Anarchy contrasted and compared with reformation.
Architecture, influence of.
Armed discipline, necessity of.
Art, on correct judgment in.
"Articles" of the Church, necessity of the.
Atheism, atrocious principles of.—incapable of repentance.
Atheists, literary, their proselytism and bigotry.
Attraction, Newton's discovery of the property of.
Authority, abuses of, dangerous.
Axioms, political.
Barons, English, on the restraints imposed upon the.
Bathurst, Lord, on his recollections of American colonization.
Beautiful, what constitutes the.—in feeling, Burke's ideas of.—in sounds, on our general ideas of.
Beauty, delicacy essential to.—female, on the influence of.
Bedford, duke of, on the royal grants to.—on his attacks on Mr. Burke.—reply to "his Grace."
Bribery, objects and evils of.
Britain, her war with France vindicated.—state of, at the time of the Saxon conquest.—the ancient inhabitants of.
British dominion in the East Indies, on the extent of.
British stability, on the principles and duration of.
Building, on magnitude in, necessary to sublimity.
Burke, Edmund, his defence of his political principles.—the design of, in his greatest work.
Cabal, on the tactics of.
Candid policy, on the advantages of, to a government.
Carnatic, dreadful scenes in the.—war and desolation of the.
Carnot, the sanguinary tyranny of.
Character, private, a basis for public confidence.
Charlemagne, on the conquests of.
Chatham, Lord, his great qualities.—his political errors.
Chivalry, on the moralizing charm of.
Christian religion, the idea of divinity humanized by the. —state of, at the time of the Saxon conquest.
Christianity, on the profession of.—means adopted for its early establishment.
Church of England, its outward dignity defended.—the state consecrated by the.—on the "Articles" of the.—eulogy on the.
Church and State, on the unity between.—one and the same in a Christian commonwealth.
"Church plunder, omnipotence of!"
Church property, on the existence and preservation of.
Circumstances, on the nature of.
Civil freedom a blessing, and not an abstract speculation.
Civil list, advantages of reform in the.
Civil rights, on the nature of.
Civil society, on the true basis of.
Claims, personal and ancestral.
Coalitions, false, instability of.
Colonies, on the art of cementing the ties of.—on their right to the advantages of the British constitution.—on their progress.
Combination, distinct from faction.
Commerce, one of the great sources of our power.—on the philosophy of.
Common law, on its ancient constitution.
Common Pleas, on the early establishment of.
Commons. See "House of."
Commonwealth, on the science of constructing a.
Comparison, utility and advantages of.
Concession, on the wisdom of, on the part of a government.
Confidence of the people, necessity of the.—political, dangers of.—public, private character a basis for.—reciprocal, on the necessity of.
Confiscation, arising from the paper currency.
Conservation, progress and principles of.
Constituents, on the power and control of.
Constitution of England, liberty its distinguishing feature.—on the right of the colonies to its advantages.—not fabricated but inherited.—majesty of the.—not the slave of the people.
Consumption and produce, the balance between settles the price of.
Contact, on the assimilating power of.
Contracted views, on the pettiness of.
Conway, General, eulogy on.
Corporate reform, on the difficulty and wisdom of.
Correction, on the principle of, in connection with conservation.
Corruption, public, evil consequences of.—cannot be self-reformed.
Cowardice, political, contemptibility of.
Credit, national, on the advantages of.
Cromwell, the government of, contrasted with that of the French revolution.
Crown, its influence.—on pensions from the.—its prerogative.—on the hereditary succession of the.
Cruelty, political, reckless oppression of.
Curiosity, the most superficial of all the affections.
Danes, their early dominion.
"Declaration of 1793," against France.
Deity, contemplation of his attributes.
Delicacy essential to beauty.
Democracy, a perfect one the most shameless thing in the world.—its resemblance to tyranny.
Democrats, inconsistency of.
Despotism courts obscurity, and shuns the light.—on the defective policy of.—of the age of Louis XIV., a mere gilded tyranny.—monarchical, preferable to republican.
D'Espremenil, sacrifice of.
Difficulty, on contentions with.
Directory of France, its insolent assumption.
Dissent, on Dr. Price's preaching the democracy of.
Dissenters, animadversions on the.
Distraction, on the evils of.
Divine power, its influences on the human idea.
Divinity, our idea of the, humanized by the Christian religion.
Druids, their knowledge and influence.
Duty, not based on will.
East-India Company, on the bill for controlling the political power of.—See "India."
Ecclesiastical confiscation, on the injustice of.
Economy, on the state principles of.—does not consist of parsimony.—and public spirit, advantage of.
Election, on Wilkes's right of.
Elections, frequent, on the evil tendency of.—expenses of.
Electors, on the conduct and duties of.
Elegance, Burke's ideas of.
Elizabeth, Princess, of France, sanguinary treatment of.
England, on the magnanimity of her people.
English character, on French ignorance of.
Establishments, ancient, on the advantages of.
Eternity little understood.
Etiquette, on its ancient and modern application.
Europe, on the state of, in 1789.—at the time of the Norman invasion.
European community, on the principles of.
Exaggeration, evils of.
Extremes, on the fallacy of.
Eye, the, its characteristics of beauty.
Faction, combination distinct from.—what it ought to teach.
Falkland Island, fisheries extended to.
False regret, to be lamented.
Favouritism of government the cause of popular ferment.
Female beauty, on the influence of.
Feudal baronage, the root of our primitive constitution.—principles, their history and application to modern times.—changes effected in.—law, principles of the.
Fisheries of New England; on the hardy spirit with which they are conducted.
Flattery, the reverse of instruction.
Fox, Right Hon. Charles, eulogy on.—Burke's confidence in.
France, on the dangers arising from.—her revolution of 1789.—frightful scenes of the.—founded on regicide, Jacobinism, and atheism.—war with, vindicated.—reflections on her revolution.—the existing state of things in, productive of the worst evils.—on the political and intellectual greatness of.—the great political changes of.—revolution of, a complete one.—early conquests and dominion of.—declaration of England against, in 1793.—false policy in our war with.—historical strictures on.—atrocities perpetrated in.
Freedom, a blessing and not an abstract speculation.—character of just freedom.—on the conservative progress of.
French, natural self-destruction of the.
Gaul, the ancient inhabitants of.
Gentleman, our civilization dependent on the spirit of a.
Glory, difficulty the path to.
God, contemplations of His attributes;—on the adorable wisdom of.
Government, on the evils of weakness in.—on the influence of place in.—on the advantages of candid policy in.—virtue and wisdom qualify for.—not made in virtue of natural rights.—not to be rashly censured.—on the duties of.—principles of, not absolute but relative.—general views of the foundations of.—and legislation, matters of reason and judgment.—favouritism, the cause of popular ferment.
Gracefulness, on our ideas of.
Grant, on Burke's acceptance of a.
Great men, the guide-posts and landmarks of the State.
Green Cloth, origin of the ancient Court of.
Grenville, Right Hon. Mr., his great political qualities and character.
Grievance and opinion, on the different qualities of.
Grievances by law, on the different views of.
Henry IV. of France, sovereign qualities of.
Heroism, moral, on the virtues of.
"His Grace," Burke's reply to.
History, on the moral of.—on the use of defects in.—on the perversion of.—speculations on.—strictures on, as connected with France.
House of Commons, its nature and functions.—on the control of the constituency over.—Mr. Burke's preparation for the.—its constitution.—privilege of the.—contrasted with the National Assembly of France.
Howard, the philanthropist, his genius and humanity.
Human ideas, on the influence of divine power on.
Human nature, on the libellers of.
Humiliation, on the diplomacy of.
Hyder Ali, on his formidable military operations in the Carnatic.
Ideal, definition of the.
Imagination, unity of.
Imitation an instructive law.
Impartiality, appeal to.
Imperial power, its establishment in Western Europe.
Impracticable, the, not to be desired.
India, East, on the territorial extent of British dominion in.—on its opulence and importance.—necessity of reforming the government of.—Hyder Ali's formidable military resistance.—on the British government in.
Individual good and public benefit, a comparison of.
Induction, on the process of.
Infidels, on the policy of.
Infinity, little understood.
Injustice, economy of.
Innovation, on the madness of.
Investigation, the best method of teaching.
Ireland, on the legislation of.
Ireland and Magna Charta, historical notices of.
Jacobin peace, on the perils of.
Jacobin war, on the true nature of a.
Jacobinism, atrocious principles of.—ferocity of.
Jealousy, political, different under different circumstances.
John, King, on his difficulties with the pope.
Jurisprudence, on the science of.
Justice, early reform in the administration of.
Keppel, Lord, one of the greatest and best men of his age.—his exalted virtues.
Kings, the power of, not based on popular choice.
Labour, on the necessity of.—on the importance of.—rises or falls according to the demand.
Labouring classes poor, because they are numerous.—on the moral happiness of the.
"Labouring poor," on the puling jargon respecting the.—on the canting phraseology of.—on the melioration of their condition.
Language, on the moral effects of.
Laws, when bad, are productive of base subserviency.
Legislation, on the due balance of, with the administration.—on the problem of.
Legislation and government, matters of reason and judgment.
Legislative capacity, on the limits of.
Legislators of the ancient republics.
Legislature of France, regicidal character of the.
Levellers, moral, the representatives of a servile principle.
Libellers of human nature, falsity of the term.
Liberty, its preservation the duty of a member of the House of Commons.—in what it consists;—character of just liberty.—on the abstract theory of.—on fictitious liberty.
"Lights," modern, on the petulance and ignorance of.
Loans, public, on the policy of.
Louis XVI., on his cruel treatment.—historical estimate of.—his mistaken views of society.—on the fate of.
Love, a mixed passion.
Love and dread, their union in religion.
Low aims and low instruments, the baseness of.
Magistracy, religious duties of the.
Magna Charta, Ireland a partaker of.—the oldest reformation of England.—on the early constitutions of.
Magnanimity, on its superiority.
Malesherbes, atrocious treatment of.
Man, Nature anticipates the desires of.
Mankind, ancient state of.
Manners and morals, correspondent systems of.—more important than laws.
Maria Antoinette, her beauty and misfortunes.—sanguinary treatment of.
Maria Theresa, her high-minded principles.
Marriage, feudal restraints on.
Maxims, false, evils of, when assumed as first principles.
Measures of government, on judging of the.
Member of Parliament, difficulties of becoming a good one.
Metaphysical depravity, on the dangers of.
Migrations of ancient history.
Minister of state, what he ought to attempt.
Ministers, on the responsibility of.
Missionaries, their early zeal in propagating Christianity.
Monarch of England, on the sovereign power of the.
Monastic institutions, on the results of.
Money and science.
Monks, their early zeal in the cause of Christianity.
Montesquieu, on the genius of.
Moral debasement, a progressive principle.
Moral diet, on the use of.
Moral distinctions defined.
Moral effects resulting from language.
Moral essence constitutes a nation.
Moral heroism, on the virtues of.
Moral instincts, on the sacredness of.
Moral levelling, a servile principle.
Nation, moral essence constitutes a.
National Assembly of France, the House of Commons contrasted with.
National Assembly, on its philosophic vanity.
National dignity, importance of, in all treaties.
Nature, Sir I. Newton's discoveries of the phenomena of.—anticipates the desires of man.
Necessity, a relative term.
Neighbourhood, on the law of.
Neutrality, on the uncertainty and contemptibility of.
New England, fisheries of, on the hardy spirit of the.
Newton, Sir Isaac, his discoveries of the phenomena of nature.
Nobility a graceful ornament to the civil order.
Norman invasion, state of Europe and of England at the time of the.
"Not so bad as we seem," justificatory remarks on.
Novelty, its effects on the mind.
Obscure, powerful influence of the.
Obscurity, courted by despotism and all false religions.
Office, on the emoluments of.
Officers, English, on the admirable qualifications of.
Opinion, on acting from, against the government.
Opinions, power survives the shock of.
Oppression, on the voice of.
Order, the foundation of all things.
Outcasts, political, on the usual treatment of.
Painting, influence of.
Paper currency, confiscation arising from.
Parental experience, reflections on.
Paris, on the boasted superiority of.
Parliament, difficulties of becoming a good member of.—Mr. Burke's preparation for.—a deliberative assembly.—on its identity with the people.—on the privilege of.—property more than ability represented in. —on the "omnipotence" of.
Parliamentary prerogative, on the principles of.
Parliamentary retrospect.
Parliaments, on the proper period of their duration.—on the abolition and use of.
Parsimony is not economy.
Party, on decorum in.—character and objects of.—political connections of.
Party divisions, inseparable from a free government.
Party man, character of a, vindicated.
Patriotic distinction.
Patriotic services, on the justice of public salary for.
Patriotism, the true source of public income.—on the true characteristics of.—local, on the extinction of.
Peace, political, on the difficulties of.
Peers, privileges of the.
Pensions from the crown the obligations of gratitude, and not the fetters of servility.
People, on their disputes with their rulers.—voice of the, to be consulted.—necessity of securing their confidence.—on their identity with parliament.—kingly power not based on their choice.—on the true meaning of the term.—war, and will of the.—the constitution not the slave of the.
Perplexity, on the political state of.
Persecution, theory of, its falsity.
Petty interests, against being influenced by.
Philosophic vanity of the French National Assembly.
Physiognomy, on the influence of.
Pictures represented by words.
Pilgrimages advantageous to the cause of literature.
Pius VII., territories of, assailed by France.
Place the object of party.—on the influence of, in government.
Poetry, its dominion over the passions.
Policy, genuine sentiment not discordant with.—national.
Polish revolution, reflections on the.
Political axioms.
Political charity, characteristics of.
Political connections, on the nature of.
Political empiricism, its character.
Political outcasts, on the usual treatment of.
Politicians, theorizing, on the follies of.
Politics, without principle.—remarks on.—on the state of feeling with regard to.—in connection with the pulpit.
Poor, on the folly of their overthrowing the rich.
Pope, his exactions from King John.
Popular discontent, on the general prevalence of, in all times.
Popular opinion, on the fallacy of, as a standard.
Power, on the tendencies of.—survives the shock of opinions.
Practice more certain than theory.
Prerogative of the crown.—parliamentary and regal.
Prescriptive rights, on the justice and necessity of.
Prevention, principle of, necessary for every political institution.
Price, Dr., on his preaching the democracy of Dissent.
"Priests of the Rights of Man."
Principle, on the absence of, in politics.
Privilege of Parliament.
Proscription, the miserable invention of ungenerous ambition.
Prosecutions, public, little better than schools of treason.
Protestantism of America.—English, on the distinctive character of.
Provisions, danger of tampering with the trade of.—rate of wages no direct relation to.
Prudence of timely reform.—rules and definitions of.
Public benefit, as compared with individual good.
Public corruption, evil consequences of.
Public income, patriotism the true source of.
Public men, on the libellers of.
Public spirit united with economy, advantages of.—a part of our national character.
Pulpit, politics in the.
Real and ideal, definition of the.
Reason and taste, on the standard of.
Reform, timely, on the prudence of.—false, on the prudery of.
Reformation, English, a time of trouble and confusion.—contrasted and compared with anarchy.
Reformations in England, principles of the.
Reformers, on the difficulties of.
Refusal, productive of a revenue.
Regal prerogative, on the principles of.
Regicidal legislature of France.
Regicide, atrocious principles of.—the sanguinary ante-chamber of.
Reliefs, on the ancient customs of.
Religion, on the union of love and dread in.—our civilization dependent on the spirit of.—within the province of a Christian magistrate.—false, courts obscurity.—negative, a nullity.
Remedy, on the distemper of.
Representatives, on the conduct and duty of.
Republicanism, on the jargon of.
Republicans, on the legislation of.
Republics, on the character of, in the abstract.
Resignation of the mind.
Restrictive virtues too high for humanity.
Retrospect of the memory.—parliamentary.
Revenue, refusal productive of a.—the state its own.—necessity of its payment.—on the best mode of raising the.
Revolution of France, horrors of the.—Burke's idea of.—its frightful scenes.—founded on regicide, Jacobinism, and atheism.—reflections on.—causes of the.—evils of.—on the politics of the.—specious justification of.
Revolution, the Glorious, of England in 1688.—its objects.—principles of the.
Revolution Society, dangerous objects of the.
Revolutions of France and England compared.
"Right, Declaration of," its objects.
"Right, Petition of," on the famous law of.
Rights, natural and civil.—prescriptive, on the justice and necessity of.
Robespierre, on the instruments of his tyranny.
Rockingham, Lord, vindication of his measures.
Rome, the great centre of early Christianity in the western world.—assailed by France.
Rousseau, philosophic vanity of.—paradoxical writings of.
Rulers, on the disputes of the people with.
Salaries, public, on the justice of, for particular service.
Santerre, the regicide atrocity of.
Saracens, irruptions of the.
Saville, Sir George, his intellectual and moral character.
Saxon conquests, state of Britain at the time of.—religious conversion of the Saxons.
Self-inspection tends to concentrate the forces of the soul.
Sentiment, genuine, not discordant with sound policy.
Silence, prudential advantages of.
Simon, the son of Onias, scriptural panegyric on.
Smith, Sir Sidney, on his treatment as a French prisoner.
Social contract, definition of the.
Society and solitude, on the balance between.
Solitude a positive pain.
Sound of words, its effect.
Sovereign jurisdictions, on the advantage of.
Speciousness, ideas of.
Speculation and history, general disquisition on.
State, the, on the union of the Church with.—consecrated by the Church.—the revenue of, its own.
State-consecration, on the principles of.
Style, on clearness and strength in.
Sublime, sources of, and what constitutes the.
Subserviency, base, bad laws productive of.
Subsistence, means of, should be certain.
Superstition, monastic and philosophic.
Sympathy, on the bond of.—extensions of.—its influences.
Tallien, the regicide atrocity of.
Taste, philosophy of.—principles of.—standard of.
Taxation, on the principle involved in.—on the right of.
Test Acts, Burke's proposed oath on the.
Theodorus, archbishop of Canterbury, the great promoter of English literature.
Theory, liability to error in. —on the proper use of.
Toleration, on the intolerancy of.
Townshend, Right Hon. Charles, his character and great acquirements.
Truth, on the security of.
Ugliness, on the nature of.
Vanity, philosophic, ethics of.
Venality, dangers of.
Virtues, the restrictive, almost too high for humanity.
Visionary, character of the.
Voice of the people to be consulted.
Vulgar, conceptions of the.
Wages, on their connection with labour.
Walpole, Sir Robert, on the policy of.
War, on the tremendous consequences of.
War and will of the people.
Warning for a nation, founded on the state of public affairs.
Weakness in government, on the evils of.
Wealth, on the relation of, to national dignity.
Wilkes, John, on his right of election to Parliament.
William the Conqueror, on the sovereign qualities of;—his policy.
William III., on his succession to the English crown.—his vigorous policy against France.
Words, their power and influence.—effect of.—various qualities of.
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