Notwithstanding his unwearied pains in the work of spoliation, some precious fragments are left, which we ought infinitely to value,--by which we may learn, and lament, the loss of what he has destroyed.
Burke reflects on the remnants of valuable knowledge that remain despite efforts to erase history, urging their preservation.
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