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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. I.
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Title: The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. I. (of 12)
Author: Edmund Burke
Release Date: February 14, 2005 [EBook #15043]
Language: English
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BURKE'S WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
VOLUME THE FIRST
[Illustration: EDMUND BURKE.]
THE WORKS
OF
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
EDMUND BURKE
IN TWELVE VOLUMES
VOLUME THE FIRST
London JOHN C. NIMMO 14, KING WILLIAM STREET, STRAND, W.C. MDCCCLXXXVII
CONTENTS OF VOL. I.
ADVERTISEMENT TO THE READER, PREFIXED TO THE FIRST OCTAVO EDITION v
ADVERTISEMENT TO THE SECOND OCTAVO EDITION xvii
A VINDICATION OF NATURAL SOCIETY: OR, A VIEW OF THE MISERIES AND EVILS ARISING TO MANKIND FROM EVERY SPECIES OF ARTIFICIAL SOCIETY 1
A PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY INTO THE ORIGIN OF OUR IDEAS OF THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL; WITH AN INTRODUCTORY DISCOURSE CONCERNING TASTE 67
A SHORT ACCOUNT OF A LATE SHORT ADMINISTRATION 263
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. I.
by Edmund Burke