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The Works of Edmund Burke Volume 5 – Edmund Burke

Burke was one of the greatest political thinkers whom England has produced, and all his writings, like his speeches, are characterised by the welding together of knowledge, thought, and feeling. Unlike most orators he is more successful as a writer than as a speaker. He rose too far above the heads of his audience, which the continued splendour of his declamation, his inordinate copiousness, and his excessive vehemence, often passing into fury, at length wearied, and even disgusted: but in his writings are found some of the grandest examples of a fervid and richly elaborated eloquence. Though he was never admitted to the Cabinet, he guided and influenced largely the … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

The Works of Edmund Burke Volume 4 – Edmund Burke

Burke was one of the greatest political thinkers whom England has produced, and all his writings, like his speeches, are characterised by the welding together of knowledge, thought, and feeling. Unlike most orators he is more successful as a writer than as a speaker. He rose too far above the heads of his audience, which the continued splendour of his declamation, his inordinate copiousness, and his excessive vehemence, often passing into fury, at length wearied, and even disgusted: but in his writings are found some of the grandest examples of a fervid and richly elaborated eloquence. Though he was never admitted to the Cabinet, he guided and influenced largely the … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

The Works of Edmund Burke Volume 3 – Edmund Burke

Burke was one of the greatest political thinkers whom England has produced, and all his writings, like his speeches, are characterised by the welding together of knowledge, thought, and feeling. Unlike most orators he is more successful as a writer than as a speaker. He rose too far above the heads of his audience, which the continued splendour of his declamation, his inordinate copiousness, and his excessive vehemence, often passing into fury, at length wearied, and even disgusted: but in his writings are found some of the grandest examples of a fervid and richly elaborated eloquence. Though he was never admitted to the Cabinet, he guided and influenced largely the … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

The Works of Edmund Burke Volume 2 – Edmund Burke

Burke was one of the greatest political thinkers whom England has produced, and all his writings, like his speeches, are characterised by the welding together of knowledge, thought, and feeling. Unlike most orators he is more successful as a writer than as a speaker. He rose too far above the heads of his audience, which the continued splendour of his declamation, his inordinate copiousness, and his excessive vehemence, often passing into fury, at length wearied, and even disgusted: but in his writings are found some of the grandest examples of a fervid and richly elaborated eloquence. Though he was never admitted to the Cabinet, he guided and influenced largely the … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

The Works of Edmund Burke Volume 1 – Edmund Burke

Burke was one of the greatest political thinkers whom England has produced, and all his writings, like his speeches, are characterised by the welding together of knowledge, thought, and feeling. Unlike most orators he is more successful as a writer than as a speaker. He rose too far above the heads of his audience, which the continued splendour of his declamation, his inordinate copiousness, and his excessive vehemence, often passing into fury, at length wearied, and even disgusted: but in his writings are found some of the grandest examples of a fervid and richly elaborated eloquence. Though he was never admitted to the Cabinet, he guided and influenced largely the … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

Commentaries on the Laws of England Book IV: On Public Wrongs – Sir William Blackstone

The Commentaries were long regarded as the leading work on the development of English law and played a role in the development of the American legal system. They were in fact the first methodical treatise on the common law suitable for a lay readership since at least the Middle Ages. This is book four out of four, including more than 1700 footnotes and annotations.

Commentaries on the Laws of England Book IV: On Public Wrongs

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Commentaries on the Laws of England Book IV: On Public Wrongs.

ISBN: 9783849680565

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Commentaries on the Laws of England Book III: On Private Wrongs – Sir William Blackstone

The Commentaries were long regarded as the leading work on the development of English law and played a role in the development of the American legal system. They were in fact the first methodical treatise on the common law suitable for a lay readership since at least the Middle Ages. This is book three out of four, including more than 1900 footnotes and annotations.

Commentaries on the Laws of England Book III: On Private Wrongs

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Commentaries on the Laws of England Book III: On Private Wrongs.

ISBN: 9783849680558

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Commentaries on the Laws of England Book II: Of the Rights of Things – Sir William Blackstone

The Commentaries were long regarded as the leading work on the development of English law and played a role in the development of the American legal system. They were in fact the first methodical treatise on the common law suitable for a lay readership since at least the Middle Ages. This is book two out of four, including more than 3000 footnotes and annotations.

Commentaries on the Laws of England Book II: Of the Rights of Things

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Commentaries on the Laws of England Book II: Of the Rights of Things.

ISBN: 9783849680541

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Commentaries on the Laws of England Book I: Of the Rights of Persons – Sir William Blackstone

The Commentaries were long regarded as the leading work on the development of English law and played a role in the development of the American legal system. They were in fact the first methodical treatise on the common law suitable for a lay readership since at least the Middle Ages. This is book one out of four, including more than 1000 footnotes and annotations.

Commentaries on the Laws of England Book I: Of the Rights of Persons

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Commentaries on the Laws of England Book I: Of the Rights of Persons.

ISBN: 9783849680534

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