Modern Eloquence, Volume 4J.D. Morris, 1900 |
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Page 79
... Burke's first public employment was of a humble char- acter , and might well have been passed over in a sentence , had it not terminated in a most delightful quarrel , in which Burke conducted himself like an Irishman of genius . Some ...
... Burke's first public employment was of a humble char- acter , and might well have been passed over in a sentence , had it not terminated in a most delightful quarrel , in which Burke conducted himself like an Irishman of genius . Some ...
Page 87
... Burke , in the strain of a timid suitor proposing for the hand of a proud heiress , to know whether Burke would be so good as to accept £ 1,000 at once , instead of waiting for the writer's death . Burke felt no hesitation in obliging ...
... Burke , in the strain of a timid suitor proposing for the hand of a proud heiress , to know whether Burke would be so good as to accept £ 1,000 at once , instead of waiting for the writer's death . Burke felt no hesitation in obliging ...
Page 89
... Burke warmly supported the accused . The compas- sion which on these and all other occasions was manifested by Mr. Burke for the sufferings of those public delinquents , the ... Burke no doubt occa- but he is the victor does EDMUND BURKE 89.
... Burke warmly supported the accused . The compas- sion which on these and all other occasions was manifested by Mr. Burke for the sufferings of those public delinquents , the ... Burke no doubt occa- but he is the victor does EDMUND BURKE 89.
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VOLUME IV | xxxi |
ARNOLD MATTHEW | 27 |
The Reign of the Common People | 51 |
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