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... King . 1777 Letter to Sheriffs of Bristol . 1778 Death of Pitt the Elder . 1779 Death of Garrick . 1780 Speech on the Economical Reform . Elected to House of Commons for Malton . 1782 Second Rockingham Ministry . Burke as Paymaster ...
... King . 1777 Letter to Sheriffs of Bristol . 1778 Death of Pitt the Elder . 1779 Death of Garrick . 1780 Speech on the Economical Reform . Elected to House of Commons for Malton . 1782 Second Rockingham Ministry . Burke as Paymaster ...
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... King ( c . 1755—1827 ) , one of Burke's literary executors , who later edited half of Burke's collected works , and also from his brother John King . Two other close friends , Dr. French Laurence , and his brother Richard , also wrote ...
... King ( c . 1755—1827 ) , one of Burke's literary executors , who later edited half of Burke's collected works , and also from his brother John King . Two other close friends , Dr. French Laurence , and his brother Richard , also wrote ...
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... King John , and was published posthumously in 1811. 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 ...
... King John , and was published posthumously in 1811. 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 ...
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... King and Parliament against the colonies , and in the French , from the revo- lutionaries , in the name of the people , against the King , nobles , clergy , and the whole legal , social , political , religious , and eco- nomic ...
... King and Parliament against the colonies , and in the French , from the revo- lutionaries , in the name of the people , against the King , nobles , clergy , and the whole legal , social , political , religious , and eco- nomic ...
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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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