Edmund Burke of Beaconsfield"This portrait of the private Burke is based upon the largely unpublished correspondence of his wife Jane Nugent Burke and other family members, the published and unpublished correspondence of those who knew him, relevant public records, and local lore. Since Burke was an Irishman living in England and an outsider making his way between the English aristocracy and Whig peers, his domestic and private lives are important factors in his success. Private friendships had to do for Burke what family connections did for English public officials. In essence, the dynamic interrelationship between Burke's private life and public identity is a key to understanding his politics."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Page 67
... Duty . In the first Paroxysm of his Passion , He vowed he would not leave an Hare in Mr. Wallers Park . His Land ( he explained himself ) comes up so near , to that of the Latter , and is so intermixed with it , that if he could kill ...
... Duty . In the first Paroxysm of his Passion , He vowed he would not leave an Hare in Mr. Wallers Park . His Land ( he explained himself ) comes up so near , to that of the Latter , and is so intermixed with it , that if he could kill ...
Page 139
... duty was writ large in all he said and did , but for him duty was not simply an exercise ; it should have produced consequences . For a public man acting in the public interest , it was crucial that it do so . A letter he had written to ...
... duty was writ large in all he said and did , but for him duty was not simply an exercise ; it should have produced consequences . For a public man acting in the public interest , it was crucial that it do so . A letter he had written to ...
Page 155
... duty . " In one of the last personal references in the Letter Burke asserts that he was writing because of a duty to Richard : " I owe it to him to shew that he was not descended , as the Duke of Bedford would have it , from an unworthy ...
... duty . " In one of the last personal references in the Letter Burke asserts that he was writing because of a duty to Richard : " I owe it to him to shew that he was not descended , as the Duke of Bedford would have it , from an unworthy ...
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