E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Burke, Edmund
(b. Dublin, January 12th, 1728 or 1729; d. Beaconsfield, July
9th, 1797). “Vindication of Natural Society” (1756); “The Sublime and Beautiful” (1757); “Present State of the Nation” (1769); “Thoughts on the Present Discontents” (1770); “Reflections on the French Revolution” (1790); “Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs” (1791); “Letter to a Noble Lord” (1795); “Letters on a Regicide Peace” (1796); “Observations on the Conduct of the Minority” (1797); etc. Works (1801); Select Works (1874). Correspondence (1817). Best Biographies: Macknight’s (1858–60), John Morley’s (1867; Sketch, 1879).
