THE WORKS

OF

EDMUND BURke.

VOL. II.

POLITICAL MISCELLANIES.

REFLECTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE.

LETTER TO A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

LONDON:

GEORGE BELL AND SONS, YORK ST., COVENT GARDEN,

AND NEW YORK.

LONDON:

REPRINTED FROM THE STEREOTYPE PLATES BY WM. CLOWES & SONS, LTD.,

STAMFORD STREET AND CHARIG CRO-S.

CONTENTS.

VOL. II

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A LETTER TO THE SHERIFFS OF BRISTOL, ON THE AFFAIRS OF

AMERICA

Two LETTERs to Gentlemen of the CITY OF BRISTOL, ON THE

BILL DEPENDING IN PARLIAMENT RELATIVE TO THE TRADE of

IRELAND

SPEECH ON presenting TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS A PLAN FOR

THE BETTER SECURITY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF PARLIAMENT,

AND THE ECONOMICAL REFORMATION OF THE CIVIL AND OTHER

ESTABLISHMENTS

SPEECH AT BRISTOL, PREVIOUS TO THE ELECTION, 1780

SPEECH AT BRISTOL, ON DECLINING THE POLL

170

SPEECH ON THE EAST-INDIA BILL

173

A REPRESENTATION TO HIS MAJESTY, MOVED IN THE HOUSE OF

COMMONS, JUNE 14, 1784

249

REFLECTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE, AND ON THE PRO-

ceedings of CERTAIN SOCIETIES IN LONDON RELATIVE TO THAT

EVENT

LETTER TO A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

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