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.