Author: Peter Burke

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-01-01

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 9781334845598

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Excerpt from The Wisdom and Genius of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke: Illustrated in a Series of Extracts From His Writings and Speeches; With a Summary of His Life The present volume proposes to relieve this embar rassment by giving, under a systematic arrangement, the finer part of the works of Burke The plan adopted is a classification into chapters of the dif ferent subjects which principally occupied the great statesman's attention; and a formation under each chapter, of a connected series of extracts the most remarkable for eloquence, argument, or style. The whole, with the biographical summary annexed, dis plays a concise, and, it is submitted, a clear view of what was the luminous course of Burke's action and thought - what were his parliamentary and literary powers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Wisdom and Genius of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke written by Peter Burke and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Wisdom and Genius of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke: Illustrated in a Series of Extracts From His Writings and Speeches; With a Summary of His Life The present volume proposes to relieve this embar rassment by giving, under a systematic arrangement, the finer part of the works of Burke The plan adopted is a classification into chapters of the dif ferent subjects which principally occupied the great statesman's attention; and a formation under each chapter, of a connected series of extracts the most remarkable for eloquence, argument, or style. The whole, with the biographical summary annexed, dis plays a concise, and, it is submitted, a clear view of what was the luminous course of Burke's action and thought - what were his parliamentary and literary powers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.