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... appears that Edmund had a share in writing or revising it , and certainly he was thoroughly familiar with its contents . Fortunately , the work appeared when the Seven Years ' War had brought political interest in America to a high ...
... appears that Edmund had a share in writing or revising it , and certainly he was thoroughly familiar with its contents . Fortunately , the work appeared when the Seven Years ' War had brought political interest in America to a high ...
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... appears more discursive than Dryden's , because it is more complex in the structure of its form and the texture of its technique . Also , he is much more the poet in his prose than was Dryden . His writing con- tains far more figures of ...
... appears more discursive than Dryden's , because it is more complex in the structure of its form and the texture of its technique . Also , he is much more the poet in his prose than was Dryden . His writing con- tains far more figures of ...
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... appear rather to resist the de- crees of Providence itself than the mere designs of men . They will not be resolute and firm , but perverse and obstinate . " This passage shows Burke's acceptance of the coming historical changes that ...
... appear rather to resist the de- crees of Providence itself than the mere designs of men . They will not be resolute and firm , but perverse and obstinate . " This passage shows Burke's acceptance of the coming historical changes that ...
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... appear very plausible . For this reason he attacked Bolingbroke's rationalism , and argued seriously that the civil world of man would be destroyed " if the practice of all moral duties , and the foundations of society , rested upon ...
... appear very plausible . For this reason he attacked Bolingbroke's rationalism , and argued seriously that the civil world of man would be destroyed " if the practice of all moral duties , and the foundations of society , rested upon ...
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... appear to many no better than foolishness . There is an air of plausibility which accompanies vulgar reasonings and notions , taken from the beaten circle of ordinary ex- perience , that is admirably suited to the narrow capacities of ...
... appear to many no better than foolishness . There is an air of plausibility which accompanies vulgar reasonings and notions , taken from the beaten circle of ordinary ex- perience , that is admirably suited to the narrow capacities of ...
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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