The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 10Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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... person to India without recognizing the griev- ance , and without ordering that presents should not be received , as the main fundamental part of their du- ty , and upon which all the rest depended , as it cer- tainly must for persons ...
... person to India without recognizing the griev- ance , and without ordering that presents should not be received , as the main fundamental part of their du- ty , and upon which all the rest depended , as it cer- tainly must for persons ...
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... persons whom the public authority and sanction of the Company have appointed , and obtrudes upon them by violence other persons , superseding the or- ders of his masters , he becomes doubly responsible for their conduct . If the persons ...
... persons whom the public authority and sanction of the Company have appointed , and obtrudes upon them by violence other persons , superseding the or- ders of his masters , he becomes doubly responsible for their conduct . If the persons ...
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... person of his own servant was infinitely greater than that of any subordinate person . Mr. Hastings , in breach of this order , gave farms to his own banian . You find him the farmer of great , of vast and exten- sive farms . Another ...
... person of his own servant was infinitely greater than that of any subordinate person . Mr. Hastings , in breach of this order , gave farms to his own banian . You find him the farmer of great , of vast and exten- sive farms . Another ...
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... person , who , in one of those sales of which I have already given you some account in the history of the last ... persons , species , to whom paid , by whom received . Here was a 26 IMPEACHMENT OF WARREN HASTINGS .
... person , who , in one of those sales of which I have already given you some account in the history of the last ... persons , species , to whom paid , by whom received . Here was a 26 IMPEACHMENT OF WARREN HASTINGS .
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... person who had been be- fore , or has since been , concerned with Mr. Hastings in his most iniquitous transactions ... persons who were witnesses or parties to it had been , before or since , the particular friends of Mr. Hastings , in ...
... person who had been be- fore , or has since been , concerned with Mr. Hastings in his most iniquitous transactions ... persons who were witnesses or parties to it had been , before or since , the particular friends of Mr. Hastings , in ...
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accusation act of Parliament affairs agent appear appointed authority banian believe Bengal bonds bribery Calcutta called Cantoo Baboo character charge circumstances Clavering Committee Company Company's concealment conduct consequence consider corruption Council Court of Directors covenants crimes Debi Sing declared defence dewan Dinagepore discovery duty endeavored evidence evil explanation extortion favor forgery fraud give given Governor Governor-General guilt Gunga Govind Sing hands Hastings's honor House of Commons India ings inquiry knew lac of rupees Larkins letter Lords Mahomed Reza Khân manner means ment mind Munny Begum Nabob nature never Nundcomar occasion opinion oppression paid Patna peculation person presumption pretended principle proceedings proof prosecution prove province Rajah receiving bribes regard revenue sent servants Sir John Clavering situation suffer sum of money taken tell thing thought tion transactions trust ul Dowlah Warren Hastings whole zemindary