The Early Life CORRESPONDENCE

and Writings of The Rr. Hon. EDMUND BURKE

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The EARLY LIFE CORRESPONDENCE

and WRITINGS of The Rt. Hon. EDMUND BURKE LL.D.

With a Transcript of
The Minute Book of the DEBATING “Club"

founded by him
in TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN

By
The late Arthur P. I. SAMUELS M.A.
Senior Moderator and Gold Medallist

Trinity College Dublin
Ex-Auditor of the College Historical Society

Barrister-at-Law
Captain uth Royal Irish Rifles

With an INTRODUCTION and SUPPLEMENTARY
CHAPTERS ON Burke's CONTRIBUTIONS

to the Reformer and his part
in the Lucas CONTROVERSY

by
The Rt. Hon. Arthur WARREN SAMUELS P.C. LL.D.

Ex-scholar T.C.D.,
Sometime M.P. for Dublin University

Judge of the High Court

of Justice in Ireland

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VI. THE “CLUB” AND ITS PERSONNEL .

203

VII. FAREWELL TO TRINITY

219

APP.

I. THE MINUTE BOOK AND NOTES

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225

297

II. BURKE'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE REFORMER

III. PAMPHLETS RELATING TO THE LUCAS CON-

TROVERSY

331

IV. CORRESPONDENCE WITH R. SHACKLETON RE-

LATING TO THE SKETCH OF BURKE IN THE

LONDON EVENING POST

396

V. WILL OF RICHARD BURKE, SENIOR.

405