Burke, Select Works: Four letters on the proposals for peace with the regicide directory of France. New ed. 1892Clarendon Press, 1892 |
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Page vi
... important incident since the abolition of the monarchy . It confirmed the republican form of government : and its ... importance in the internal politics of France , had been the turning point in the relations of the Republic to the ...
... important incident since the abolition of the monarchy . It confirmed the republican form of government : and its ... importance in the internal politics of France , had been the turning point in the relations of the Republic to the ...
Page xi
... is by nature indefensible ; and the fact that its only commercial centre of any importance , the port of Leghorn , was at the mercy of the 1 Remarks on the Policy of the Allies , 1793 . Toulon fleet , had hitherto kept the Grand Duke of.
... is by nature indefensible ; and the fact that its only commercial centre of any importance , the port of Leghorn , was at the mercy of the 1 Remarks on the Policy of the Allies , 1793 . Toulon fleet , had hitherto kept the Grand Duke of.
Page xiv
... important accession of strength . When he seceded from the Whig ranks , he carried with him a large and respectable section of the party : the Portlands , the Fitzwilliams , and the Windhams . Like Burke , these men served the cause of ...
... important accession of strength . When he seceded from the Whig ranks , he carried with him a large and respectable section of the party : the Portlands , the Fitzwilliams , and the Windhams . Like Burke , these men served the cause of ...
Page xxii
... importance , the independence , the very existence , of the country . These expressions , however , were private . Burke still hoped that the Ministry had not come to their final decision . He still hoped that the English people would ...
... importance , the independence , the very existence , of the country . These expressions , however , were private . Burke still hoped that the Ministry had not come to their final decision . He still hoped that the English people would ...
Page xxix
... important princes of Baden and Wirtemberg , and the nest of petty sove- reigns who were included in the Circle of Swabia , hastened to buy peace by submission and contributions . But a great reverse now happened . The defence of the ...
... important princes of Baden and Wirtemberg , and the nest of petty sove- reigns who were included in the Circle of Swabia , hastened to buy peace by submission and contributions . But a great reverse now happened . The defence of the ...
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