1796 Townsend Defense Burke Political Philosophy French Revolution Cork Ireland

1796 Townsend Defense Burke Political Philosophy French Revolution Cork Ireland

“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.”

― Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke was an 18^th-century Irish politician whose orations and speeches to Parliament made a lasting impact on political theory and major events such as the French Revolution. He frequently spoke out against public torture and condemnation for criminals, protested trade laws and commerce restriction, and many more.

British politician Thomas Townshend defended Burke’s political views which is displayed in these two letters to Gilbert Wakefield and Somerset Lowry Corry.

Item number: #19872

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TOWNSHEND, Thomas

A summary defence of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke. In two letters. : Letter I. Addressed to the Rev. Gilbert Wakefield, in refutation of all his positions. Letter II. Addressed to the Hon. Somerset Lowry Corry

[Cork] : London, printed; reprinted by A. Edwards, Castle-Street, 1796.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • Summary Defense of …Burke – [2], 135, [1]
  • A View of… War with France (Erskine, 1797)– [4], 138, [2]
  • A Letter to Erskine (Gifford, 1797) – [4], 180
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~8.5in X 5.5in (21.5cm x 14cm)
• Rare and desirable

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