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Although the book was probably written largely by Will Burke, it 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' ...
Although the book was probably written largely by Will Burke, it 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' ...
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Burke's prose 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 contains far more ...
Burke's prose 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 contains far more ...
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Every fear, every hope, will forward it; and then they who persist in opposing this mighty current in human affairs will appear rather to resist the decrees of Providence itself than the mere designs of men. They will not be resolute ...
Every fear, every hope, will forward it; and then they who persist in opposing this mighty current in human affairs will appear rather to resist the decrees of Providence itself than the mere designs of men. They will not be resolute ...
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Burke believed that when men such as Bolingbroke assumed an antithesis between "nature" and "art," their logical arguments in favor of the supposed superiority of a state of nature could be made to appear very plausible.
Burke believed that when men such as Bolingbroke assumed an antithesis between "nature" and "art," their logical arguments in favor of the supposed superiority of a state of nature could be made to appear very plausible.
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with as good color, and with the same success, make the wisdom and power of God in his creation appear to many no better than foolishness. There is an air of plausibility which accompanies vulgar reasonings and notions, taken from the ...
with as good color, and with the same success, make the wisdom and power of God in his creation appear to many no better than foolishness. There is an air of plausibility which accompanies vulgar reasonings and notions, taken from the ...
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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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