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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... politics of France , had been the turning point in the relations of the Republic to the European world . But European intervention , in a feeble and undecided form , had commenced long before the tragedy of January 1793. The King's ...
... politics of France , had been the turning point in the relations of the Republic to the European world . But European intervention , in a feeble and undecided form , had commenced long before the tragedy of January 1793. The King's ...
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... politicians of France to peace and modera- 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 ...
... politicians of France to peace and modera- 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 ...
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... political rights to the Haytian mulattoes : and the sentiment gained thunders of applause . Pitt was for conceding to the French their beloved principles , so far as these tended to put England in possession of the French sugar islands ...
... political rights to the Haytian mulattoes : and the sentiment gained thunders of applause . Pitt was for conceding to the French their beloved principles , so far as these tended to put England in possession of the French sugar islands ...
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... 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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... politicians . For Burke , the Direc- tory was a mere Committee of the Regicide Convention , inheriting in all fulness its reckless policy , and its infamous principles . One fact amply justified him in extending to the Directory that ...
... politicians . For Burke , the Direc- tory was a mere Committee of the Regicide Convention , inheriting in all fulness its reckless policy , and its infamous principles . One fact amply justified him in extending to the Directory that ...
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