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
... tion , rapidly becoming more and more odious to the people , had at length dissolved , bequeathing to France as the result of its labours the constitution of the Directory . In the midst of all these changes France had been assailed by ...
... tion , rapidly becoming more and more odious to the people , had at length dissolved , bequeathing to France as the result of its labours the constitution of the Directory . In the midst of all these changes France had been assailed by ...
Page vii
... tion . The attitude of England had for above two years been one of mere carelessness . Burke's voice had been raised almost alone in tones of alarm : and Burke had been unanimously laughed down . The English nation were not unlike the ...
... tion . The attitude of England had for above two years been one of mere carelessness . Burke's voice had been raised almost alone in tones of alarm : and Burke had been unanimously laughed down . The English nation were not unlike the ...
Page viii
... tion . But there was in truth , no common ground of negotiation . Crediting the reports of English sympathizers , the Parisian poli- ticians believed the English Monarchy to be on the verge of a dissolution as complete as that which had ...
... tion . But there was in truth , no common ground of negotiation . Crediting the reports of English sympathizers , the Parisian poli- ticians believed the English Monarchy to be on the verge of a dissolution as complete as that which had ...
Page xv
... tion of Toulon and the beleaguering of Dunkirk . Beyond seas , the war - ships of England were as irresistible as the legions of Pichegru and Buonaparte . As years went on , England gained one by one those rich and productive ...
... tion of Toulon and the beleaguering of Dunkirk . Beyond seas , the war - ships of England were as irresistible as the legions of Pichegru and Buonaparte . As years went on , England gained one by one those rich and productive ...
Page xvi
... disposition for peace in England . It only embittered the politicians of the Conven- tion , and deepened their belief in the duplicity and the Punic 20 INTRODUCTION . xvii faith of England . They had xvi INTRODUCTION .
... disposition for peace in England . It only embittered the politicians of the Conven- tion , and deepened their belief in the duplicity and the Punic 20 INTRODUCTION . xvii faith of England . They had xvi INTRODUCTION .
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