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, including strictures upon a late virulent pamphlet, written by Mr. William Miles by Thomas Townshend

Publisher: Printed by J. Bateson for Richard White in London

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Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.,
Wakefield, Gilbert, 1756-1801.,
Miles, William Augustus, 1753?-1817.

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The Physical Object
Statement	by Thomas Townshend.
Contributions	Corry, Somerset Lowry., Wakefield, Gilbert, 1756-1801., Miles, William Augustus, 1753?-1817.
Pagination	135 p. ;
Number of Pages	135
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Open Library	OL23411428M

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