New-York tribune., 1879-09-19
NEW PUBLICATIONS..
NOPIFy'S BURKE
BURKE. BY JOHN MORLEY. 12no, Up. 2l4' Hrpo'


Published in lsG7. was the most pf'''un"' "'"''
and discriminating critical essay on the ius'i'.
ous British statesman, which has ever pee" C"''.'
forth as a memorial Of hs genius and char"','I' ~
presented an accurate exposition ot th' Quaii'>"' VI
LIS mind. and the progress ot MS p"h''al o"'''i'
Written with great simplicity ot EXPRESSION " wa,
at once model ofthorngh Analysis. '"u VI
vigorous clcQTcnce Inc secret "i MI p'i"' i'
tion and influence was found ln Tue "pui'"'e VI III,
nature, the scnsiiiVeness "i hls oIs'''1 'V" GU"
tie tendency Of biS hlho /" rusn "' N''"" '' 20
liant CcueTaiz,tlonS IN GDNdict "i '"' ''S'lN'"' ""
established facts. II was a philosophical rather
taan a biographical production. deairg more IN
discussion than ia narrative, and employed VIII"
the Illustration of principles rather than WI" '''
recital of Incidents.
Tne present volume on the ot'cr hand. Is ceVo'''
T. succiuct, lint complete biography o' Mt
Burke exhibiting tie events ~ lis ne ln lNc"
ortaI. aad furnishing a r'i'r"l ana 'Ni''s
siye psstraiture of strnncit-markcd orisinal'
ard highly endowed individuality. In nc lh'Io-
duct cn 10 tire memoir Mr. Motley briefly rcici' 10
the difference. % opinion in regard 10 the ch'l"el'
ol Burke. Tie has De'n oNtn.Icd "N lno i"I''N d.
the savior of Europe, and dctesicd 10y the wings
.. tho de..raecr Of his party One writer las rep
re.cutct him as the most pr, fouud political phos-
o,b.r that over existed ir the world. lo is de
d
moi "A 5ccl and subtle thinker. \ thiId insists th1t
l.s works contain the mo,t powerful defence o tire
B~iti.h Corsfitu ION, whil" aloiA"r tleia-c+ ih''
tnrv are full oi Inconsistencies and coIradci o"s.
FINALLY hc nas been called the greatest t"i"A'i'
,tt ,l.. .,rr.e cvcnpfcn OF B4con, who ha~
.- g.,ot.t liln.rlf TO- ire study Of Lnr-
Nh ,.,iti,s pnt a sufficient iutDrel, saws Mr.
,fo.l., has ,l.n.od 10 allow thc sediment 81
r,rtv f,r.tic',n to fan 60 thc bottom. w a'e
,,,9-il .e.r of. faction. and boss iar 70 VAS COM
irihlt,~ a. the un yersal stocS o.. permanent WIS.,
a., Onn,ou ts -~adarlIy s.et.ing down o. the
,-,,,'ict tlst p,tte f. orc of The most abiding
,,o.,,.s E, Turif-b history. not because ie ctlcr
,,i r.,.,n. or l..t,o Oh tlIe Win n.rtv. hut be-
c.,.e,o ..ddel 10 fha treasures of We political
,1,.r.t aud ti,s rnaxius of julicio.l practice iu
e,..t affairs. mrrufilr himself upon tho mind
v.+h q nf,iuc.. and ma-f.ihcrlce of expression
,.cs 'i. among the highest masters of liter
o.,r, .ttle ons # twenty Bura. tnrev hlseii
,n,n literature asa pr, l..sion, "tlc mos' s'juc-
,,,..' .s,t f.. d..crih,. hv bir N0tcv, " tie most
dceeryi9c the most dangerous oi pursuits Little
/ known of IT,. detail, Of .hi, struggle. I'm aifcrhfo
B,,be was rot fond of talking about ms earlier
dars. This was not through any false shame about
the straits of vouihfal uocdiuess hut because II
certain inhorn stateiiuess of nature. which made
Ii, unwilling to waste ms thought ou thc le-, Dig
,icci f,rt. Of life. But whatever were the cXicT-
al orels of lis purenticcship IN the Graf, of the
literary advcnturcr. il cannot DE doubted that he
never failed 10 cherish generous ambitions AM
noble ideas as lis constant companions. lie ap-
rer to have freouented the debating clubs IN Fleet
and the Pi.rz. of Covent Garden ari 10 showed
- common. taste of his time lor tie theatre. lie
wa. a ..t ,yaudcrer partly from the restless de-
,,,.of youth ia see the word ard partly because
bis health was wcal. Iic PASSED the summer IN re-
tired country villages. reading and writing with
irregular industry but of his studies at that Gate