Selections from the Speeches and Writings of the Right Honourable Henry, Lord Brougham & Vaux, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain: With a Brief Memoir of His Lordship's Life |
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Page 111
... learning , which , in all its branches , flourishes under the kindly shelter of these roofs , I may weary you with the unpro- fitable repetition of a thrice told tale ; and if I presume to offer my advice touching the con- duct of your ...
... learning , which , in all its branches , flourishes under the kindly shelter of these roofs , I may weary you with the unpro- fitable repetition of a thrice told tale ; and if I presume to offer my advice touching the con- duct of your ...
Page 113
... learning of former ages , that you may always possess , within yourselves , sources of rational and refined enjoyment , which will enable you to set at nought the grosser pleasures of sense , whereof other men are slaves ; and so imbue ...
... learning of former ages , that you may always possess , within yourselves , sources of rational and refined enjoyment , which will enable you to set at nought the grosser pleasures of sense , whereof other men are slaves ; and so imbue ...
Page 118
... to confirm her internal strength . MORE RENDER ACCOUNT Let me indulge in the hope , that among the illustrious youths , whom this ancient kingdom , famed alike for its nobility and its learning , has 118 INAUGURAL DISCOURSE.
... to confirm her internal strength . MORE RENDER ACCOUNT Let me indulge in the hope , that among the illustrious youths , whom this ancient kingdom , famed alike for its nobility and its learning , has 118 INAUGURAL DISCOURSE.
Page 119
... learning , has produced to continue her fame through after ages , possibly among those I now address , there may be found some one - I ask no more — willing to give a bright example to other nations , in a path yet untrodden , by taking ...
... learning , has produced to continue her fame through after ages , possibly among those I now address , there may be found some one - I ask no more — willing to give a bright example to other nations , in a path yet untrodden , by taking ...
Page 121
... learning , both for the usefulness and the pleasure of it . There is something positively agreeable to all men , to all at least whose nature is not most grovelling and base , in gaining knowledge for its own sake . When you see any ...
... learning , both for the usefulness and the pleasure of it . There is something positively agreeable to all men , to all at least whose nature is not most grovelling and base , in gaining knowledge for its own sake . When you see any ...
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