which was in all ages too often the case, and the fear of man, which is now the case, and when in that state they come to understand one another, and to act in corps, a more dreadful calamity cannot arise out of hell to scourge mankind. Nothing can be conceived more hard than the heart of a thorough-bred metaphysician. It comes nearer to the cold malignity of a wicked spirit than to the frailty and passion of a man. It is like that of the principle of evil himself, incorporeal, pure, unmixed, dephlegmated, defecated evil. **** Writers, especially when they act in a body, and with one direction, have great influence on the public mind. MERCANTILE AND MONIED INTERESTS. As to the mere matter of estimation of the mercantile or any other class, this is regulated by opinion and prejudice. In England a security against the envy of men in these classes, is not so very complete as we may imagine. We must not impose upon ourselves. What institutions and manners together had done in France, manners alone do here. It is the natural operation of things where there exists a crown, a court, splendid orders of knighthood, and an hereditary nobility;-where there exists a fixed, permanent, landed gentry, continued in greatness and opulence by the law of primogeniture, and by a protection given to family settlements;-where there exists a standing army and navy;-where there exists a church establishment, which bestows on learning and parts an interest combined with that of religion and the state ;-in a country where such things exist, wealth, new in its acquisition and precarious in its duration, can never rank first, or even near the first; though wealth has its natural weight, further, than as it is balanced and even preponderated amongst us as amongst other nations, by artificial institutions and opinions growing out of them. **** The monied interest is in its nature more ready for any adventure; and its possessors more disposed to new enterprizes of any kind. Being of a recent acquisition, it falls in more naturally with any novelties. It is therefore the kind of wealth which will be resorted to by all who wish for change. MERCY. MERCY is not a thing opposed to justice. It is an essential part of it; as necessary in criminal cases, as in civil affairs equity is to law. THE END OF THE FIRST VOLUME. C. WHITTINGHAM, Printer, Dean Street. INDEX OF REFERENCE TO THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HON. EDMUND BURKE. THAT the reader may be enabled, without trouble, to turn INDEX TO VOL. I. Page ABJECTNESS. "If we have deserved, &c." Letters on a Regicide Peace. Let. iii. Vol. viii.... 303 "We know that over-labouring, &c." Letters on a 304 ABUSE OF POWER IN REMOTE COLONIES." It is dif- Vol. iv..... 317 VOL. I. ..... Page ACCURACY OF JUDGMENT." Nothing is such an enemy, ......... 282 Letters on a "In all speculations, &c." Letters on a Regicide 366 78 FESTIVE ANNIVERSARIES.-"The appointment of festive, 151 ATHEISM.- -" We know, and it is our pride, &c." Re- 58 "Of all men the most dangerous, &c." Thoughts on 61 "They who have made but, &c." Letters on a Regicide 237 "I call it atheism by establishment, &c." Letters on AUTHORITY." There is nothing certain, &c." Speech Let. i. Vol. viii.... 170 198 Page BONDS OF NATIONS.- "The operation of dangerous, &c." BRIBERY." It is by bribing,&c." Speech on the Nabob 29 315 418 "This way of proscribing men, &c." Letter to Sir 331 "I know well that there is a cant, &c." Letter to a 275 Speech at Bristol previous to the Election. Vol. iii. 390 Vol. vi...... 279 "If property be artificially, &c." Letter to Sir H. 315 "The question is not whether, &c." Remarks on the 175 CHANGE." We must all obey, &c." Letter to Sir H. 369 CHARACTERS OF MEN." It is in the relaxation, &c." ......... 26 CHARITY." Without all doubt charity," &c. Thoughts 391 196 CHARTERS." If the bank should, &c." Speech on Mr. 127 ............. POLITICAL CHEATS." Cheats and deceivers never, &c." 10 CHURCH ESTABLISHMENT OF ENGLAND.-" First I beg 176 |