By Sir JOSHUA REYNOLDS.
Carefully Revised and Collated with the Latest Editions.
Note.—The publication of this Complete Library Edition of the Writings and Speeches of a great Writer and Orator, whose works have been so frequently quoted of late in the British Houses of Parliament, the publisher feels may be opportune to many readers and admirers of one of the greatest of the sons of men. Viewed in the light of the present age, how great is our admiration of that foresight which foretold, and that wisdom which would have averted, the storms which menaced the peace and well-being of his country! His public labours present a continuous struggle against the stupidity, the obstinacy, and the venality of the politicians of his day.
So long as virtue shall be beloved, wisdom revered, or genius admired, so long will the memory of this illustrious exemplar of all be fresh in the world's history; for human nature has too much interest in the preservation of such a character ever to permit the name of Edmund Burke to perish from the earth.
CONTENTS.
Vindication of Natural Society.
The Sublime and Beautiful.
Observations on a Late Publication on "The Present State of the Nation."
Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents.