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... IRELAND AND CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION 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 ...
... IRELAND AND CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION 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 ...
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... Ireland , Economic Reform , Constitutional Affairs , India , and the French Revolution . I have followed a chronological principle of arrangement for selections within each subject group . The basic text used in making selections ...
... Ireland , Economic Reform , Constitutional Affairs , India , and the French Revolution . I have followed a chronological principle of arrangement for selections within each subject group . The basic text used in making selections ...
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... . Mrs. Burke's father , Dr. Nugent , and for a while her brother , Jack Nugent , lived with them . They were joined by Burke's brother , Richard , who had recently come over from Ireland , and by Will Burke , a. Introduction 9.
... . Mrs. Burke's father , Dr. Nugent , and for a while her brother , Jack Nugent , lived with them . They were joined by Burke's brother , Richard , who had recently come over from Ireland , and by Will Burke , a. Introduction 9.
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Selected Writings and Speeches Edmund Burke Peter James Stanlis. over from Ireland , and by Will Burke , a man whom Edmund de- scribed as his " kinsman . " This entire family circle , known as " the Burkes , " was always very congenial ...
Selected Writings and Speeches Edmund Burke Peter James Stanlis. over from Ireland , and by Will Burke , a man whom Edmund de- scribed as his " kinsman . " This entire family circle , known as " the Burkes , " was always very congenial ...
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... Ireland , and appointed Hamilton as his secretary . Hamilton knew that Burke's extensive knowledge of Ireland would be very valuable to him , and induced him to accompany him back to his native land as his sec- retary . After eleven ...
... Ireland , and appointed Hamilton as his secretary . Hamilton knew that Burke's extensive knowledge of Ireland would be very valuable to him , and induced him to accompany him back to his native land as his sec- retary . After eleven ...
Contents
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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 |
IRELAND AND CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION | 251 |
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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