Edmund Burke quote: It may be observed, that very polished languages, and such...

It may be observed, that very polished languages, and such as are praised for their superior clearness and perspicuity, are generally deficient in strength.

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Edmund Burke (1824). “A Philosophical Inquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful”, p.187

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It may be observed, that very polished languages, and such as are praised for their superior clearness and perspicuity, are generally deficient in strength. - Edmund Burke

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