Memoir of the Life and Character of ... Edmund Burke with Specimens of His Poetry and Letters (etc.)Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1824 |
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... believed to be Mr. Burke's ...... 1766 . Observations on a late Publication , inti- X & c . 1761. IX 1766. II tuled the Present State of the Nation .. 1769. II Thoughts on the Cause of the present Discontents Notes of a Speech on the ...
... believed to be Mr. Burke's ...... 1766 . Observations on a late Publication , inti- X & c . 1761. IX 1766. II tuled the Present State of the Nation .. 1769. II Thoughts on the Cause of the present Discontents Notes of a Speech on the ...
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... believed , to consumption . On this account he was kept longer than usual under the paternal roof ; and it is traditionally re- lated as something remarkable and even ludicrous , that the first instructor in the rudiments of learn- ing ...
... believed , to consumption . On this account he was kept longer than usual under the paternal roof ; and it is traditionally re- lated as something remarkable and even ludicrous , that the first instructor in the rudiments of learn- ing ...
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... believed to have imbibed other and more distinguished characteristics ; par- ticularly that regard for civil and religious liberty which marked his future life ; and this from ob- serving among the society of friends , in which he was ...
... believed to have imbibed other and more distinguished characteristics ; par- ticularly that regard for civil and religious liberty which marked his future life ; and this from ob- serving among the society of friends , in which he was ...
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... believed and have stated that he never wrote a line in his life . Even Cumberland , who had known him since 1760 , in his own memoirs , written so recently as 1805 , assigns Mr. Burke's unacquaintance with the practice of writing poetry ...
... believed and have stated that he never wrote a line in his life . Even Cumberland , who had known him since 1760 , in his own memoirs , written so recently as 1805 , assigns Mr. Burke's unacquaintance with the practice of writing poetry ...
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... believed to be studied compositions . short account of my To tell you the truth , " You'll expect some journey to this great city . I made very few remarks as I rolled along , for my mind was occupied with many thoughts , and my eyes ...
... believed to be studied compositions . short account of my To tell you the truth , " You'll expect some journey to this great city . I made very few remarks as I rolled along , for my mind was occupied with many thoughts , and my eyes ...
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