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Review Of New Publications
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS
lhe Life of Edmund Burke . Comprehending an Impartial Account ofhis literary and iiiLiical Fforis , and a Sketch ofthe Conduct and Charafter of bis most eminent iissocir . ies , Coadjutors , and Opponents . By R-. ibsrt Bisset , L . L . D . % vo . % s . C :: . thorn , p-ichardson , H . vcchard , and Wright . JN delineating tin- character of a great man , whether eminent for genius , or conspicuous fo the possession of exalted talents and ennobling qualities of mind , impartiality ought to" be the striking feature . Should his life have
been devoted to politics , and his sentiments and opinions have had important weight in the direftion of public affairs , those sentiments and those opinions should pass through the ordeal of exa . niii itioii , and be estimated according to their tendency of promoting moral good orevil . _ The genius of Mr . Burke , his comprehensive niind , his enlarged acquirements , and vast stretch of imagination , so splendidly adorned with all that richness of imagery , decoration of fancy , and elegance of art , could bestow upon a mortal , have often challenged the ad niration and commanded the reverence of mankind .
Surely no publication , then , can be more acceptable to the lovers of genius ; and literature than one that undertakes to trace the first dawn , the rise , the meridian splendour , the undiminished refulgence of a mind so exalted above the common level . To trace his charafter , involved in the pursuits of an . unquenchable thirst after knowledge , and the active display of great exertion , in one routine of political energy ; to . watch the gradations of his literary fame , and to point out those grand and leading features which rendered him
valuable in public life as a senator ; in his closet , as a direftorof taste ; in private , as a sociable , an entertaining , an instructive companion and friend ; has been the employment of Dr . Bisset in his Life of so distinguished an after upona stage , for the most part turbulent during the whole of his course . The learned biographer has , with great assiduity of mind and close investigation of thought , examined the motive that impelled Burke to action , and lias appreciated his intelieftual progress with nicety of discernment . He
has , in fact , delineated , the man , laid open his whole charafter , estimated his judgment , and given an important transcript ofhis life ; in which his manners , his friendships , his habits , his moral excellencies are accuratel y displayed . It shall be our business to select such parts from this work as will be consistent with our plan ; and prove , we hope , entertaining to our readers .
'Edmund Burke was born in the city of Dublin , * January ist , 1736 . He derived his descent from a respectable family . His father was of the Protestant persuasion , and by profession an attorney , of considerable ability and extensive practice . Young Edmund received the first part of his classical education under Mr . Abraham Shackleton , a quaker , who kept an academy at Ballytore , near Carlow . Mr . Shackleton was a very skilful and successful teacher , and at his school were educated many who became considerable in . their country .
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Review Of New Publications
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS
lhe Life of Edmund Burke . Comprehending an Impartial Account ofhis literary and iiiLiical Fforis , and a Sketch ofthe Conduct and Charafter of bis most eminent iissocir . ies , Coadjutors , and Opponents . By R-. ibsrt Bisset , L . L . D . % vo . % s . C :: . thorn , p-ichardson , H . vcchard , and Wright . JN delineating tin- character of a great man , whether eminent for genius , or conspicuous fo the possession of exalted talents and ennobling qualities of mind , impartiality ought to" be the striking feature . Should his life have
been devoted to politics , and his sentiments and opinions have had important weight in the direftion of public affairs , those sentiments and those opinions should pass through the ordeal of exa . niii itioii , and be estimated according to their tendency of promoting moral good orevil . _ The genius of Mr . Burke , his comprehensive niind , his enlarged acquirements , and vast stretch of imagination , so splendidly adorned with all that richness of imagery , decoration of fancy , and elegance of art , could bestow upon a mortal , have often challenged the ad niration and commanded the reverence of mankind .
Surely no publication , then , can be more acceptable to the lovers of genius ; and literature than one that undertakes to trace the first dawn , the rise , the meridian splendour , the undiminished refulgence of a mind so exalted above the common level . To trace his charafter , involved in the pursuits of an . unquenchable thirst after knowledge , and the active display of great exertion , in one routine of political energy ; to . watch the gradations of his literary fame , and to point out those grand and leading features which rendered him
valuable in public life as a senator ; in his closet , as a direftorof taste ; in private , as a sociable , an entertaining , an instructive companion and friend ; has been the employment of Dr . Bisset in his Life of so distinguished an after upona stage , for the most part turbulent during the whole of his course . The learned biographer has , with great assiduity of mind and close investigation of thought , examined the motive that impelled Burke to action , and lias appreciated his intelieftual progress with nicety of discernment . He
has , in fact , delineated , the man , laid open his whole charafter , estimated his judgment , and given an important transcript ofhis life ; in which his manners , his friendships , his habits , his moral excellencies are accuratel y displayed . It shall be our business to select such parts from this work as will be consistent with our plan ; and prove , we hope , entertaining to our readers .
'Edmund Burke was born in the city of Dublin , * January ist , 1736 . He derived his descent from a respectable family . His father was of the Protestant persuasion , and by profession an attorney , of considerable ability and extensive practice . Young Edmund received the first part of his classical education under Mr . Abraham Shackleton , a quaker , who kept an academy at Ballytore , near Carlow . Mr . Shackleton was a very skilful and successful teacher , and at his school were educated many who became considerable in . their country .