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... Company. Some twenty years later, a second edition appeared, as a Regnery Gateway paperback, followed most recently by a hardcover edition, The Best of Burke. Undoubtedly, because of Burke's brilliance as a writer on political and ...
... Company. Some twenty years later, a second edition appeared, as a Regnery Gateway paperback, followed most recently by a hardcover edition, The Best of Burke. Undoubtedly, because of Burke's brilliance as a writer on political and ...
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... Company , 1865—67 ) , in twelve volumes . A few se- lections , such as Burke's Letter to M. Depont ( 1789 ) , were taken from Correspondence of the Rt . Hon . Edmund Burke ( London : Rivington , 1844 ) , in four volumes . The University ...
... Company , 1865—67 ) , in twelve volumes . A few se- lections , such as Burke's Letter to M. Depont ( 1789 ) , were taken from Correspondence of the Rt . Hon . Edmund Burke ( London : Rivington , 1844 ) , in four volumes . The University ...
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... and occasions, which cut across and qualify, but do not impair the different means by which the moral ends of society are fulfilled through government. "The progressive sagacity that keeps company with times and occasions," Introduction 33.
... and occasions, which cut across and qualify, but do not impair the different means by which the moral ends of society are fulfilled through government. "The progressive sagacity that keeps company with times and occasions," Introduction 33.
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... company with times and oc- casions , " Burke wrote , " and decides upon things in their existing position , is that alone which can give true propriety , grace , and ef- fect to a man's conduct . It is very hard to anticipate the ...
... company with times and oc- casions , " Burke wrote , " and decides upon things in their existing position , is that alone which can give true propriety , grace , and ef- fect to a man's conduct . It is very hard to anticipate the ...
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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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