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... of the Unitarian Society (1792) 377 THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE A Letter on Parliamentary Reform ... the Duration of Parliaments (1780) 386 Speech on the Representation of the Commons in Parliament (1782) 395 VI.
... of the Unitarian Society (1792) 377 THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE A Letter on Parliamentary Reform ... the Duration of Parliaments (1780) 386 Speech on the Representation of the Commons in Parliament (1782) 395 VI.
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1765 First Rockingham Ministry. Secretary to Lord Rockingham. Elected to House of Commons for Wendover. 1766 Burke entered House of Commons. Chatham Ministry. 1768 Grafton Ministry. Burke purchased Gregories, estate at Beaconsfield.
1765 First Rockingham Ministry. Secretary to Lord Rockingham. Elected to House of Commons for Wendover. 1766 Burke entered House of Commons. Chatham Ministry. 1768 Grafton Ministry. Burke purchased Gregories, estate at Beaconsfield.
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Elected to House of Commons for Bristol. 1775 Speech on Conciliation with America. Battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill. 1776 Address to the King. Ylll Letter to Sheriffs of Bristol. 1 778 Death of Pitt the Elder. 1779 Death of Garrick.
Elected to House of Commons for Bristol. 1775 Speech on Conciliation with America. Battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill. 1776 Address to the King. Ylll Letter to Sheriffs of Bristol. 1 778 Death of Pitt the Elder. 1779 Death of Garrick.
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Burke certainly reviewed the following books on law that appeared in Britain from 1758 to 1765: Blackstone's Discourses on the Study of Law (1759), Wallace's Laws of Scotland (1760), Grey's Debates of the House of Commons (1763), ...
Burke certainly reviewed the following books on law that appeared in Britain from 1758 to 1765: Blackstone's Discourses on the Study of Law (1759), Wallace's Laws of Scotland (1760), Grey's Debates of the House of Commons (1763), ...
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While debating in the House of Commons, Burke frequently made good extemporaneous use of his legal knowledge: "In this part of his speech," the Commons clerk once recorded, "Mr. Burke entered into a detail of legal authority, ...
While debating in the House of Commons, Burke frequently made good extemporaneous use of his legal knowledge: "In this part of his speech," the Commons clerk once recorded, "Mr. Burke entered into a detail of legal authority, ...
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Contents
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| 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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