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 xxix
... manner as to entitle it to high celebrity among military exploits . Jourdan's failure kindled fresh hope in those who believed the French might yet listen to reasonable proposals of peace So severe a blow could not but tend to bring.
... manner as to entitle it to high celebrity among military exploits . Jourdan's failure kindled fresh hope in those who believed the French might yet listen to reasonable proposals of peace So severe a blow could not but tend to bring.
Page xxxiv
... manner - a manner which irresistibly recalls his argu- ments on Conciliation with America . He naturally changed INTRODUCTION . XXXV his style in passing on to his xxxiv INTRODUCTION .
... manner - a manner which irresistibly recalls his argu- ments on Conciliation with America . He naturally changed INTRODUCTION . XXXV his style in passing on to his xxxiv INTRODUCTION .
Page xxxvi
... manners and command- ing presence , added to a fine face , piercing eyes , and abundant white hair , had gained him among his friends the byename of ' the Lion . ' No man was better calculated to restore French con- fidence in England ...
... manners and command- ing presence , added to a fine face , piercing eyes , and abundant white hair , had gained him among his friends the byename of ' the Lion . ' No man was better calculated to restore French con- fidence in England ...
Page xxxvii
... ultimatum . The Directory wished for an ulti- matum : they did , in fact , with indecent haste and utterly un- diplomatic manners , demand of Lord Malmesbury an ultimatum within twenty - four hours . Malmesbury must then have.
... ultimatum . The Directory wished for an ulti- matum : they did , in fact , with indecent haste and utterly un- diplomatic manners , demand of Lord Malmesbury an ultimatum within twenty - four hours . Malmesbury must then have.
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... manners and morals ( pp . 72-78 ) , is a standing menace to Europe . Europe is a moral and social unity ( p . 79 ) in which France has violently isolated herself , and taken up a position of hostility , p . 81 . Position of Europe and ...
... manners and morals ( pp . 72-78 ) , is a standing menace to Europe . Europe is a moral and social unity ( p . 79 ) in which France has violently isolated herself , and taken up a position of hostility , p . 81 . Position of Europe and ...
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