The Public and Domestic Life of the Right Hon. Edmund BurkeNath. Cooke, 1854 - 316 pages |
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Page v
... whole course an example pleasing to contemplate , and of infinite ad- vantage to study . Burke's speeches and writings have , by frequent repetition , reference , and quotation , become known to most people in and out of Parliament ...
... whole course an example pleasing to contemplate , and of infinite ad- vantage to study . Burke's speeches and writings have , by frequent repetition , reference , and quotation , become known to most people in and out of Parliament ...
Page vi
... whole life was a precept ; that his domestic ac- tions , as well as his historic deeds , were constantly of a nature to cheer , instruct , and edify mankind . Mr. Fry , in one of his popular and instructive discourses on the subject of ...
... whole life was a precept ; that his domestic ac- tions , as well as his historic deeds , were constantly of a nature to cheer , instruct , and edify mankind . Mr. Fry , in one of his popular and instructive discourses on the subject of ...
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... whole for earnest , and being led by the fascinating elegance and energetic eloquence of the diction to a conclusion far different from the one intended . This pamphlet attracted much attention , and had a fair success . It DR ...
... whole for earnest , and being led by the fascinating elegance and energetic eloquence of the diction to a conclusion far different from the one intended . This pamphlet attracted much attention , and had a fair success . It DR ...
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... whole course , the good fortune of able and effective editorship . The " Annual Register's " historical chronicle , begun by Edmund Burke , and sustained to the present time by other writers , with consummate industry and skill , has ...
... whole course , the good fortune of able and effective editorship . The " Annual Register's " historical chronicle , begun by Edmund Burke , and sustained to the present time by other writers , with consummate industry and skill , has ...
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... whole course of my life , without leaving me at any time a power either of getting forward with honour , or of retiring with tranquillity . This was really and truly the sub- stance of his demand upon me , to which I need not tell you I ...
... whole course of my life , without leaving me at any time a power either of getting forward with honour , or of retiring with tranquillity . This was really and truly the sub- stance of his demand upon me , to which I need not tell you I ...
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