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In Two Volumes, Imperial 8vo. With A Fin...
In Two Volumes , Imperial 8 vo . With a finely engraved Portrait after Sir Joshua Reynolds . Price 21 . 2 s ., in cloth boards , and lettered . "OURKE'S WORKS . Thc WORKS of the RIGHT HON . EDMUND BURKE , - * - * with a Biographical and Critical Introduction , and a copious Index . " The genius and character of Burke have engaged the attention of most men . Few indeed can be ignorant of his name , and his connexion with the political a / fairs of this country at a time when the whole of Europe was agitated by the most violent commotions that have
ever , perhaps , affected the frame-work of civil society . The direful progress of the first French revolution was exciting the alarm of crowned heads , while the enlightened and sober portion of the people felt no inconsiderable apprehension that , the great cause of humanity was suffering by unmerited violence . The reign of royalty had ceased , and that of terror had began—the hopes of freedom were crushed with the indiscriminate sacrifices continually made to the ambition of some designing men , and the remorseless cruelty of others . Suffice it to say , that the genius of Burke displayed itself so powerfully in all matters which did not come within the scale of his prejudices—that he cannot be denied the rank of a brilliant senator
and an enlightened author . " —Parliamentary Chronicle . " Here is another cheering sign of the times ; the entire works of Burke , excepting the Dejecta Membra of his oration against Hastings , printed almost for popular circulation . " It argues something in proof of a wide spreading taste for elegant literature , and a strong desire for political knowledge of the highest order , when a series of voluminous works—in form aud fashion addressed to another age , whose spirit was very different from ours , and appealing in tone and composition to cultivated tastes , and intellects raised above the general—can be published for the people with a prospect of popular success .
"—Spectator-In One Volume , Svo . Price 12 s ., cloth and lettered . MILTON'S PARADISE LOST , With copious Notes , explanatory and critical , partly extracted from the various commentaries and criticisms on Milton , and partly original ; and ivith Remarks on his Versification , Style , and Imitation of the Ancient Classics ; to which is prefixed a Memoir of his Life .
By JAMES PRENDEVILLE , B . A ., Editor of " Livy , " ' < Ciesar , " " Terence , " & c . & c . " The Appendix of Notes is , however , that which many will think the most valuable recommendation of this edition . Mr . Prendeville has collected and condensed all the notes of all the commentators , and all the various readings , adding some of his own , not inferior , either in learning or in critical acuteness and depth , to those of any of his predecessors . The Appendix is a treasury of erudition . On the whole , this cheap edition of the ' Paradise Lost' is , in our judgment , the best edition of the poem , and one of the most useful books , m every way , that we have ever seen . " — Standard , Feb . 19 , 1840 .
New Edition , Six Volumes , small 8 vo ., 5 s . each , cloth lettered . THE WORKS OF ROBERT HALL . " The eloquence of Mr . Hall was of the first order . To the most powerful declamation he added an occasional softness , a breathing of sweet sounds to soothe the ears and hearts of his hearers . He was , withal , a profound reasoner , though he never fatigued his congregation by too much subtlety . He felt that truth was within the nearest grasp of an orator ; it was
a flower which might be plucked at the very entrance of the garden , and did not require sauntering about to find it . His eloquence was the spontaneous result of his vigorous and richly stored intellect , and needed not the aid ofthe usual expedients of men of ordinary mind . "Parliamentary Chronicle . This Edition , printed in a cheap form , to accommodate the larger class of purchasers , comprises the WHOLE oy THE WORKS already published , under an entirely new arrangement , classified , as . nearly as possible , by their subjects ; with copious Indexes , newl y
prepared . Complete in six uniform volumes , price 30 s ., cloth and lettered . * * The Svo . Edition may also be had , price 3 / . 3 s ., cloth and lettered . SAMUEL HOLDSWORTH , 69 , BERNER'S STREET , OXFORD STREET .
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In Two Volumes, Imperial 8vo. With A Fin...
In Two Volumes , Imperial 8 vo . With a finely engraved Portrait after Sir Joshua Reynolds . Price 21 . 2 s ., in cloth boards , and lettered . "OURKE'S WORKS . Thc WORKS of the RIGHT HON . EDMUND BURKE , - * - * with a Biographical and Critical Introduction , and a copious Index . " The genius and character of Burke have engaged the attention of most men . Few indeed can be ignorant of his name , and his connexion with the political a / fairs of this country at a time when the whole of Europe was agitated by the most violent commotions that have
ever , perhaps , affected the frame-work of civil society . The direful progress of the first French revolution was exciting the alarm of crowned heads , while the enlightened and sober portion of the people felt no inconsiderable apprehension that , the great cause of humanity was suffering by unmerited violence . The reign of royalty had ceased , and that of terror had began—the hopes of freedom were crushed with the indiscriminate sacrifices continually made to the ambition of some designing men , and the remorseless cruelty of others . Suffice it to say , that the genius of Burke displayed itself so powerfully in all matters which did not come within the scale of his prejudices—that he cannot be denied the rank of a brilliant senator
and an enlightened author . " —Parliamentary Chronicle . " Here is another cheering sign of the times ; the entire works of Burke , excepting the Dejecta Membra of his oration against Hastings , printed almost for popular circulation . " It argues something in proof of a wide spreading taste for elegant literature , and a strong desire for political knowledge of the highest order , when a series of voluminous works—in form aud fashion addressed to another age , whose spirit was very different from ours , and appealing in tone and composition to cultivated tastes , and intellects raised above the general—can be published for the people with a prospect of popular success .
"—Spectator-In One Volume , Svo . Price 12 s ., cloth and lettered . MILTON'S PARADISE LOST , With copious Notes , explanatory and critical , partly extracted from the various commentaries and criticisms on Milton , and partly original ; and ivith Remarks on his Versification , Style , and Imitation of the Ancient Classics ; to which is prefixed a Memoir of his Life .
By JAMES PRENDEVILLE , B . A ., Editor of " Livy , " ' < Ciesar , " " Terence , " & c . & c . " The Appendix of Notes is , however , that which many will think the most valuable recommendation of this edition . Mr . Prendeville has collected and condensed all the notes of all the commentators , and all the various readings , adding some of his own , not inferior , either in learning or in critical acuteness and depth , to those of any of his predecessors . The Appendix is a treasury of erudition . On the whole , this cheap edition of the ' Paradise Lost' is , in our judgment , the best edition of the poem , and one of the most useful books , m every way , that we have ever seen . " — Standard , Feb . 19 , 1840 .
New Edition , Six Volumes , small 8 vo ., 5 s . each , cloth lettered . THE WORKS OF ROBERT HALL . " The eloquence of Mr . Hall was of the first order . To the most powerful declamation he added an occasional softness , a breathing of sweet sounds to soothe the ears and hearts of his hearers . He was , withal , a profound reasoner , though he never fatigued his congregation by too much subtlety . He felt that truth was within the nearest grasp of an orator ; it was
a flower which might be plucked at the very entrance of the garden , and did not require sauntering about to find it . His eloquence was the spontaneous result of his vigorous and richly stored intellect , and needed not the aid ofthe usual expedients of men of ordinary mind . "Parliamentary Chronicle . This Edition , printed in a cheap form , to accommodate the larger class of purchasers , comprises the WHOLE oy THE WORKS already published , under an entirely new arrangement , classified , as . nearly as possible , by their subjects ; with copious Indexes , newl y
prepared . Complete in six uniform volumes , price 30 s ., cloth and lettered . * * The Svo . Edition may also be had , price 3 / . 3 s ., cloth and lettered . SAMUEL HOLDSWORTH , 69 , BERNER'S STREET , OXFORD STREET .