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... .. But the most remarkable insight into the unique manner of Burke's thought and expression came from Goldsmith , who once remarked in conversation that Burke " wound into his subject. 14 SELECTED WRITINGS AND SPEECHES.
... .. But the most remarkable insight into the unique manner of Burke's thought and expression came from Goldsmith , who once remarked in conversation that Burke " wound into his subject. 14 SELECTED WRITINGS AND SPEECHES.
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... manners , and cus- toms of basic European institutions . The principles and the fanatical spirit of the French Revolution were precisely the things Burke had always feared and opposed . The Revolution , he noted in the Reflections ...
... manners , and cus- toms of basic European institutions . The principles and the fanatical spirit of the French Revolution were precisely the things Burke had always feared and opposed . The Revolution , he noted in the Reflections ...
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... manner , and the foundation of every virtue , and of all gov- ernment , sapped with great art and much ingenuity . What advantage do we derive from such writings ? What delight can a man find in em- ploying a capacity which might be ...
... manner , and the foundation of every virtue , and of all gov- ernment , sapped with great art and much ingenuity . What advantage do we derive from such writings ? What delight can a man find in em- ploying a capacity which might be ...
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... manner , and in a style above the common , they cannot want a number of admirers of as much docility as can be wished for in dis- ciples . To these the editor of the following little piece has addressed it : there is no reason to ...
... manner , and in a style above the common , they cannot want a number of admirers of as much docility as can be wished for in dis- ciples . To these the editor of the following little piece has addressed it : there is no reason to ...
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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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