...unbought grace of life — the cheap Tacitas. 'defence of nations, the nurse of manly sentiments — is gone. It is gone, that sensibility of principle,...felt a stain like a wound, which inspired courage while it mitigated ferocity, which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice itself lost half...

...defence of nations, the muse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprise, is gone ;" that, we have lost " that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour,...which inspired courage, whilst it mitigated ferocity ;." — may we not, — instead of joining in this eloquent lament, which the circumstances Burke was...

...the heart, which kept alive even in servitude itself the spirit of an exalted freedom. The unbought grace of life, the cheap defence of nations, the nurse...of manly sentiment and heroic enterprise, is gone." Even this, however, was but the beginning of the sanguinary outburst. The King was soon after dragged...

...the heart, which kept alive even in servitude itself the spirit of an exalted freedom. The unbought grace of life, the cheap defence of nations, the nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprize is gone ! It is gone, that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour, which felt...

...the heart, which kept alive, even in servitude itself, the spirit of an exalted freedom. The unbought grace of life, the cheap defence of nations, the nurse of manly sentiments, is gone. It is gone — that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour which felt...

...grâce of life, thé cheap defence of nations, thé nurse of manly sentiment and heroic entreprise is gone ! It is gone, that sensibility of principle,...and under which vice itself lost half its evil by loosing ail its grossness. EDMUND BURKE (Reflections on thé French Révolution. 1790). SPEECH OF CHAHAM...

...the heart, which kept alive, even in servitude itself, the spirit of an exalted freedom. The unbought grace of life, the cheap defence of nations, the nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprize is gone! It is gone, that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour, which felt...

...Europe is extinguished for ever!" that "The unbought grace of life" (if anyone knows what that is), "the cheap defence of nations, the nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprise, is gone!" and all this because the Quixote age of chivalry nonsense is gone, what opinion can we form of his...

...the glowing eloquence of his valediction to the spirit of chivalry. "It is gone," cries Mr. Burke; "that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour,...felt a stain like a wound; which inspired courage, while it mitigated ferocity; which ennobled whatever it touched, and under which vice lost half ils...

...the heart, which kept alive, even in servitude itself, the spirit of an exalted freedom. The unbought grace of life, the cheap defence of nations, the nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprize is gone! It is gone, that sensibility of principle, that chastity of honour, which felt...