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Page viii
... France ( 1790 ) 511 A Letter to a Member of the National Assembly ( 1791 ) An Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs ( 1791 ) . A Letter to William Elliot , Esq . ( 1795 ) ... 609 ..623 .658 VIII . DEFENSE OF HIS LIFE A Letter to a Noble ...
... France ( 1790 ) 511 A Letter to a Member of the National Assembly ( 1791 ) An Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs ( 1791 ) . A Letter to William Elliot , Esq . ( 1795 ) ... 609 ..623 .658 VIII . DEFENSE OF HIS LIFE A Letter to a Noble ...
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... -74 Burke as agent for New York . 1772 1773 Opposed Petition of Clergy against Subscription . Speech on Protestant Dissenters . Visit to France . 1774 Speech on American Taxation . Death of Goldsmith . Chronological Table.
... -74 Burke as agent for New York . 1772 1773 Opposed Petition of Clergy against Subscription . Speech on Protestant Dissenters . Visit to France . 1774 Speech on American Taxation . Death of Goldsmith . Chronological Table.
Page xiv
... France . Burke quarrels with Fox and splits Whig Party . Letter to a Member of the National Assembly . Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs . Thoughts on French Affairs . Death of Reynolds . 1792 1793 Observations on Conduct of the ...
... France . Burke quarrels with Fox and splits Whig Party . Letter to a Member of the National Assembly . Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs . Thoughts on French Affairs . Death of Reynolds . 1792 1793 Observations on Conduct of the ...
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... France . But before summarizing his active political career it is important briefly to note several points , often overlooked , con- cerning the relationship between Burke's literary career and his new life in party politics . Certain ...
... France . But before summarizing his active political career it is important briefly to note several points , often overlooked , con- cerning the relationship between Burke's literary career and his new life in party politics . Certain ...
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... France . Except for a year in 1765-66 and a few months in 1782 , when the Rockingham Whigs were in power , most of his twenty - nine years in the House of Commons were spent in opposition to the administrations of George III , on behalf ...
... France . Except for a year in 1765-66 and a few months in 1782 , when the Rockingham Whigs were in power , most of his twenty - nine years in the House of Commons were spent in opposition to the administrations of George III , on behalf ...
Contents
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A Vindication of Natural Society 1756 | 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 |
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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