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" He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences ; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together; but it is not apt, except in persons... "
Collections, Historical and Miscellaneous: And Monthly Literary Journal - Page 337
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke: A vindication of natural ...

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...profession. He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences ; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate...than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in persons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly...
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The Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge, Volume 5

1775 - 868 pages
...bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the firft andnobleit of human fcience ; a fcience which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding,...than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in perfons very happily born, to open and to liberal ize the mind exactly...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 18

History - 1778 - 626 pages
...profession. He was bred to the law, which is in ray opinion, one of the first anJ noblest of human sciences : a science which does more to quicken and invigorate...than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in persons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly...
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The Life of Edmund Burke: Comprehending and Impartial Account of ..., Volume 1

Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pages
...to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences; a science, that does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding...than all the other kinds of learning put together: but it is not apt (except in persons' very happily born) to open and liberalize the mind exactly in...
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The Port Folio, Volume 6

Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1811 - 702 pages
...profound and philosophic statesman) "is one of the noblest of the human sciences, a science which has done more to quicken and invigorate the understanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together; but is not apt, except in persons happily born, to open and liberalise the mind in exactly the same...
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Maxims and opinions, moral, political and economical, with ..., Volume 2

Edmund Burke - 1804 - 212 pages
...profession. He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences ; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate...than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in persons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1806 - 522 pages
...profession. He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences ; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate...than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in persons very happily born, to open and to liberalise the mind exactly...
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Select Speeches, Forensick and Parliamentary: With Prefatory Remarks, Volume 1

Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion , one of the first and noblest of human sciences -r a science which does more to quicken and invigorate...than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in persons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly...
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Select Speeches, Forensick and Parliamentary: With Prefatory Remarks, Volume 1

Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...profession. He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate...than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in persons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly...
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The British Cicero: Or, A Selection of the Most Admired Speeches ..., Volume 2

Oratory - 1808 - 546 pages
...bred to the law, which is in my opinion one of the first and noblest of human sciences — a sci nee which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding,...than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in persons very happily born, to open and liberalize the mind exactly in...
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