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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 (1795) 330 ...
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 (1795) 330 ...
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Except for the early writings of Burke, which are a unit based on the time of composition, the basis of division for selections in this volume has been to group them according to subject — the American Colonies, Ireland, Economic Reform ...
Except for the early writings of Burke, which are a unit based on the time of composition, the basis of division for selections in this volume has been to group them according to subject — the American Colonies, Ireland, Economic Reform ...
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Yet he reviewed Blackstone's Commentaries (1767—68), Beccaria's Essay on Crimes and Punishments (1767), Dalrymple's Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland (1771), and Sullivan's Lectures on the Feudal and English Laws (1773).
Yet he reviewed Blackstone's Commentaries (1767—68), Beccaria's Essay on Crimes and Punishments (1767), Dalrymple's Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland (1771), and Sullivan's Lectures on the Feudal and English Laws (1773).
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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 man whom 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 man whom Introduction 9.
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over from Ireland, and by Will Burke, a man whom Edmund described as his "kinsman." This entire family circle, known as "the Burkes," was always very congenial and intimate, and even at times shared a common purse in their economic ...
over from Ireland, and by Will Burke, a man whom Edmund described as his "kinsman." This entire family circle, known as "the Burkes," was always very congenial and intimate, and even at times shared a common purse in their economic ...
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 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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