Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . Portrait of Omai.—Painted by Sir Joshua Reynold*, 316 EDMUND EDMUND BURKE. THIS illustrious writer and orator was born at Dublin, Ireland, January 1,1730, and was a younger son of an attorney in extensive practice in that of delicate health from his infancy, he was taught to read at home by hismother; and was then s
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . Portrait of Omai.—Painted by Sir Joshua Reynold*, 316 EDMUND EDMUND BURKE. THIS illustrious writer and orator was born at Dublin, Ireland, January 1,1730, and was a younger son of an attorney in extensive practice in that of delicate health from his infancy, he was taught to read at home by hismother; and was then sent to reside with his grandfather, at his country-seatin the county of Cork. He was put to school at the neighboring village, andhere he began the study of Latin. From his earliest years he was a devotedreader. While we were at play, his elder brother Richard long afterwarddeclared, he was always at work. In his twelfth year, having been broughtback from his grandfathers, he was sent to the academy of Baliitore, in thecounty of Carlow, conducted (and, as it appears, with great ability and on anadmirable system) by the Shackletons, a quaker family. He remained heretill 1744, when he proceeded to Trinity college, Dublin, of which he was entered a pensioner. Here he took his degree of A. B. in 1748, and that of A. 1751.
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