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THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND RELIGIOUS TOLERATION Speech on the Acts of Uniformity (1772) 365 Speech on the Relief of Protestant Dissenters (1773) 372 Speech on the Petition of the Unitarian Society (1792) 377 THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND THE ...
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND RELIGIOUS TOLERATION Speech on the Acts of Uniformity (1772) 365 Speech on the Relief of Protestant Dissenters (1773) 372 Speech on the Petition of the Unitarian Society (1792) 377 THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND THE ...
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INTRODUCTION I. Burke's Early Life Edmund Burke was born on January 12, 1729, in Dublin, and died on July 9, 1797, at his country home in Beaconsfield, England, where he lies buried. His father was a modestly successful Irish attorney, ...
INTRODUCTION I. Burke's Early Life Edmund Burke was born on January 12, 1729, in Dublin, and died on July 9, 1797, at his country home in Beaconsfield, England, where he lies buried. His father was a modestly successful Irish attorney, ...
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... from the ancient Roman law to the common law of England down to his own age. In 1780 Burke stated that since "very early youth" he had "been conversant in reading and thinking upon the subject of our laws and constitution, ...
... from the ancient Roman law to the common law of England down to his own age. In 1780 Burke stated that since "very early youth" he had "been conversant in reading and thinking upon the subject of our laws and constitution, ...
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Burke's references to the laws of England begin with Ina of Wessex, late in the seventh century, and continue through the long line of English kings from Alfred on, who recorded the body of common law precedents down to his own era.
Burke's references to the laws of England begin with Ina of Wessex, late in the seventh century, and continue through the long line of English kings from Alfred on, who recorded the body of common law precedents down to his own era.
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However, through such literary activities, and his friendship with the Dods- leys, in his first decade in England Burke became well known among the chief lights in the London literary and theatrical world.
However, through such literary activities, and his friendship with the Dods- leys, in his first decade in England Burke became well known among the chief lights in the London literary and theatrical world.
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Contents
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| 19 | |
| 47 | |
An Abridgment of English History 1757 | 76 |
Selections from Book Reviews in the Annual Register | 104 |
A Short Account of a Late Short Administration 1766 | 117 |
Speech on Conciliation 1775 | 176 |
Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol 1777 | 223 |
Tract on the Popery Laws 1765 | 253 |
A Letter to a Peer of Ireland 1782 | 274 |
A Letter to Sir Hercules Langrishe 1792 | 288 |
A Letter to Richard Burke 1793 | 320 |
A Letter to William Smith 1795 | 330 |
Speech on Economical Reform 1780 | 341 |
Speech on the Middlesex Election 1771 | 363 |
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| Title | Edmund Burke: Selected Writings and Speeches |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Editor | Peter James Stanlis |
| Publisher | Transaction Publishers |
| ISBN | 141282222X, 9781412822220 |
| Length | 585 pages |
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