Edmund Burke and His World"Edmund Burke PC (12 January [NS] 1729[1]? 9 July 1797) was an Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher, who, after moving to England, served for many years in the House of Commons of Great Britain as a member of the Whig party. He is mainly remembered for his support of the cause of the American Revolutionaries, and for his later opposition to the French Revolution. The latter led to his becoming the leading figure within the conservative faction of the Whig party, which he dubbed the "Old Whigs", in opposition to the pro?French Revolution "New Whigs", led by Charles James Fox. Burke was praised by both conservatives and liberals in the 19th century. Since the 20th century, he has generally been viewed as the philosophical founder of modern conservatism, as well as a representative of classical liberalism."--Wikipedia. |
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... Goldsmith could easily give the college a bad name . Yet , if Goldsmith failed to win distinction at the college , he did win a following among the townspeople . He sometimes composed ballads , taking more pleasure in hearing his words ...
... Goldsmith could easily give the college a bad name . Yet , if Goldsmith failed to win distinction at the college , he did win a following among the townspeople . He sometimes composed ballads , taking more pleasure in hearing his words ...
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... Goldsmith regarded with awe . To be invited to Burke's home for dinner , to have Burke introduce him to persons like David Garrick and Samuel Johnson was so delightful that Goldsmith went around bragging about his famous friends . He ...
... Goldsmith regarded with awe . To be invited to Burke's home for dinner , to have Burke introduce him to persons like David Garrick and Samuel Johnson was so delightful that Goldsmith went around bragging about his famous friends . He ...
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... GOLDSMITH WAS DEAD ! The news came as a shock . Nobody had realized that Goldsmith was seriously ill . He was only forty - four . And he had just begun to enjoy the sweet taste of success that meant so much to him . Burke had known him ...
... GOLDSMITH WAS DEAD ! The news came as a shock . Nobody had realized that Goldsmith was seriously ill . He was only forty - four . And he had just begun to enjoy the sweet taste of success that meant so much to him . Burke had known him ...
Contents
The First Years 17291744 | 1 |
Dublin Years 17441750 | 11 |
Irish Greenhorn in England 1750 | 23 |
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