14 (return)
[ according to that nature and to those circumstances. Compare with 8: Point out the connection between the thought here expressed and Burke's idea of "expediency."]

15 (return)
[ great consideration. This paragraph has been censured for its too florid style. It may be rather gorgeous and rhetorical when considered as part of an argument, yet it is very characteristic of Burke as a writer. In no other passage of the speech is there such vivid clear-cut imagery. Note the picturesque quality of the lines and detect if you can any confusion in figures.]

16 (return)
[ It is good for us to be here. Burke's favorite books were Shakespeare, Milton, and the Bible. Trace the above sentence to one of these.]

17 (return)
[

Notice the alteration. Already old enough to study the deeds of his father and to know what virtue is.]

18 (return)
[ before you taste of death. Compare 16:]

19 (return)
[ Roman charity. This suggests the more famous "Ancient Roman honor" (Merchant of Venice, III., 11, 291). The incident referred to by Burke is told by several writers. A father condemned to death by starvation is visited in prison by his daughter, who secretly nourishes him with milk from her breasts.]

20 (return)
[ complexions. "Mislike me not for my COMPLEXION."—M. V. Is the word used in the same sense by Burke?]

21 (return)
[ the thunder of the state. What is the classical allusion?]

22 (return)
[ a nation is not governed.

23 (return)
[ Our ancient indulgence. "The wise and salutary neglect," which Burke has just mentioned, was the result of (a) the struggle of Charles I. with Parliament, (b) the confusion and readjustment at the Restoration, (c) the Revolution of 1688, (d) the attitude of France in favoring the cause of the Stuarts, (e) the ascendency of the Whigs. England had her hands full in attending to affairs at home. As a result of this the colonies were practically their own masters in matters of government. Also the political party known as the Whigs had its origin shortly before William and Mary ascended the throne. This party favored the colonies and respected their ideas of liberty and government.]

24 (return)
[ great contests. One instance of this is Magna Charta. Suggest others.]

25 (return)
[ Freedom is to them Such keen analysis and subtle reasoning is characteristic of Burke It is this tendency that justifies some of his admirers in calling him "Philosopher Statesman". Consider his thought attentively and determine whether or not his argument is entirely sound. Is he correct in speaking of our Gothic ancestors?]

26 (return)
[ Abeunt studia in mores. Studies become a part of character.]

27 (return)
[ winged ministers of vengeance. A figure suggested perhaps by Horace, Odes, Bk. IV., 4: "Ministrum fulmims alitem"—the thunder's winged messenger.]

28 (return)
[ the circulation. The Conciliation, as all of Burke's writings, is rich in such figurative expressions. In every instance the student should discover the source of the figure and determine definitely whether or not his author is accurate and suggestive.]

29 (return)
[ its imperfections.

30 (return)
[ same plan. The act referred to, known as the Regulating Act, became a law May 10, 1774: It provided (a) that the council, or the higher branch of the legislature, should be appointed by the Crown (the popular assemblies had previously selected the members of the council); (b) that officers of the common courts should be chosen by the royal governors, and (c) that public meetings (except for elections) should not be held without the sanction of the king. These measures were practically ignored. By means of circular letters the colonies were fully instructed through their representatives. As a direct result of the Regulating Act, along with other high-handed proceedings of the same sort, delegates were secretly appointed for the Continental Congress on Sept. 1 at Philadelphia. The delegates from Massachusetts were Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert Paine, and Thomas Cushing.]

31 (return)
[ their liberties. Compare 24]

32 (return)
[ sudden or partial view. Goodrich, in his Select British Eloquence, speaking of Burke's comprehensiveness in discussing his subject, compares him to one standing upon an eminence, taking a large and rounded view of it on every side. The justice of this observation is seen in such instances as the above. It is this breadth and clearness of vision more than anything else that distinguishes Burke so sharply from his contemporaries.]

34 (return)
[ Spoliatis arma supersunt. Though plundered their arms still remain.]

35 (return)
[ your speech would betray you. "Thy speech bewrayeth thee"—Matt. xxvi 73: There is much justice in the observation that Burke is often verbose, yet such paragraphs as this prove how well he knew to condense and prune his expression. It is an excellent plan to select from day to day passages of this sort and commit them to memory for recitation when the speech has been finished.]

36 (return)
[ to persuade slaves. Does this suggest one of Byron's poems?]

37 (return)
[ causes of quarrel. The Assembly of Virginia in 1770 attempted to restrict the slave trade. Other colonies made the same effort, but Parliament vetoed these measures, accompanying its action with the blunt statement that the slave trade was profitable to England. Observe how effectively Burke uses his wide knowledge of history.]

38 (return)
[ ex vi termini. From the force of the word.]

39 (return)
[ abstract right. Compare with 14; also 8: Point out connection in thought.]

40 (return)
[ Act of Henry the Eighth. Burke alludes to this in his letter to the sheriffs of Bristol in the following terms: "To try a man under this Act is to condemn him unheard. A person is brought hither in the dungeon of a ship hold; thence he is vomited into a dungeon on land, loaded with irons, unfurnished with money, unsupported by friends, three thousand miles from all means of calling upon or confronting evidence, where no one local circumstance that tends to detect perjury can possibly be judged of;—such a person may be executed according to form, but he can never be tried according to justice."]

41 (return)
[ correctly right. Explain.]

42 (return)
[ Paradise Lost, II., 392-394:]

43 (return)
[ This passage should be carefully studied. Burke's theory of government is given in the Conciliation by just such lines as these. Refer to other instances of principles which he considers fundamental in matters of government.]

44 (return)
[ exquisite. Exact meaning?]

45 (return)
[ trade laws. What would have been the nature of a change beneficial to the colonies?]

46 (return)
[ English conquest. At Henry II.'s accession, 1154, Ireland had fallen from the civilization which had once flourished upon her soil and which had been introduced by her missionaries into England during the seventh century. Henry II. obtained the sanction of the Pope, invaded the island, and partially subdued the inhabitants. For an interesting account of England's relations to Ireland the student should consult Green's Short History of the English People.]

47 (return)
[ You deposed kings. What English kings have been deposed?]

48 (return)
[ Lords Marchers. March, boundary. These lords were given permission by the English kings to take from the Welsh as much land as they could. They built their castles on the boundary line between the two countries, and when they were not quarrelling among themselves waged a guerilla warfare against the Welsh. The Lords Marchers, because of special privileges and the peculiar circumstances of their life, were virtually kings—petty kings, of course.]

49 (return)
[ "When the clear star has shone upon the sailors, the troubled water flows down from the rocks, the winds fall, the clouds fade away, and, since they (Castor and Pollux) have so willed it, the threatening waves settle on the deep."—HORACE, Odes, I., 12, 27-32:]

50 (return)
[ Opposuit natura. Nature opposed.]

51 (return)
[ no theory. Select other instances of Burke's impatience with fine-spun theories in statescraft]

52 (return)
[ Republic of Plato Utopia of More Ideal states Consult the Century Dictionary]

53 (return)
[

54 (return)
[ the year 1763 The date marks the beginning of the active struggle between England and the American colonies. The Stamp Act was the first definite step taken by the English Parliament in the attempt to tax the colonies without their consent.]

55 (return)
[ legal competency. This had been practically recognized by Parliament prior to the passage of the Stamp Act. In Massachusetts the Colonial Assembly had made grants from year to year to the governor, both for his salary and the incidental expenses of his office. Notwithstanding the fact that he was appointed (in most cases) by the Crown, and invariably had the ear of the Lords of Trade, the colonies generally had things their own way and enjoyed a political freedom greater, perhaps, than did the people of England.]

56 (return)
[ This is not my doctrine, but that of Ofellus; a rustic, yet unusually wise]

57 (return)
[ Compare in point of style with 43, 22-25; 44, 1-6 In what way do such passages differ from Burke's prevailng style? What is the central thought in each paragraph?]

58 (return)
[ misguided people. There is little doubt that the colonists m many instances were misrepresented by the Lords of Trade and by the royal governors. See an interesting account of this in Fiske's American Revolution.]

59 (return)
[ an Act. Passed in 1767. It provided for a duty on imports, including tea, glass, and paper.]

60 (return)
[ An Act. Boston Post Bill.]

61 (return)
[ impartial administration of justice. This provided that if any person in Massachusetts were charged with murder, or any other capital offence, he should be tried either in some other colony or in Great Britain]

62 (return)
[ An Act for the better regulating See 87, 23: ]

63 (return)
[ Trial of Treasons See 50, 20:]

64 (return)
[ de jure. According to law. de facto. According to fact.]

65 (return)
[ jewel of his soul.

66 (return)
[ proposition of a ransom. See 8, 13:]

67 (return)
[ An experiment upon something of no value.]

68 (return)
[ They stake their fortune and play.]

69 (return)
[ Such a presumption Is Burke right in this? Select instances which seem to warrant rest such a presumption. Discuss the political parties of Burke's own day from this point of view.]

70 (return)
[ What can you say about the style of this passage? Note the figure, sentence structure, and diction. Does it seem artificial and overwrought? Compare it with 43, 22-25; 44: 1-6; also with 90, 23-25, 91, 1-25, 92, 1-23:]

71 (return)
[ enemies. France and Spain.]

72 (return)
[ light as air.

73 (return)
[

74 (return)
[ the cement is gone. Figure.]

75 (return)
[ profane herd.

76 (return)
[ Magnanimity. Etymology?]

77 (return)
[ auspicate Etymology and derivation?]

78 (return)
[ Sursum corda. Lift up your hearts.]

79 (return)
[ quod felix faustumque sit. May it be happy.]