The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 10Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 6
... taken a directly contrary course : they have said , " I have been en- gaged in an evil system , that led , indeed , to mis- chievous consequences , but I have taken care , by my own virtues , to prevent the evils of the system under ...
... taken a directly contrary course : they have said , " I have been en- gaged in an evil system , that led , indeed , to mis- chievous consequences , but I have taken care , by my own virtues , to prevent the evils of the system under ...
Page 9
... taken any money from the dependencies of the Company , he does not pretend that it was ob- tained from their zeal and affection to our cause , or that it made their submission more complete : very far from it . He says they ought to be ...
... taken any money from the dependencies of the Company , he does not pretend that it was ob- tained from their zeal and affection to our cause , or that it made their submission more complete : very far from it . He says they ought to be ...
Page 10
... taken from any persons privately , and unknown to them , and without their authority , from subsidies and that this is the true nature and con- struction of their order I shall contend and explain afterwards to your Lordships . They ...
... taken from any persons privately , and unknown to them , and without their authority , from subsidies and that this is the true nature and con- struction of their order I shall contend and explain afterwards to your Lordships . They ...
Page 22
... taken from them , did , agreeably to the spirit and power of that act , give this order . The Council consisted of two parties : Mr. Hast- ings and Mr. Barwell , who were chosen and kept there upon the idea of their local knowledge ...
... taken from them , did , agreeably to the spirit and power of that act , give this order . The Council consisted of two parties : Mr. Hast- ings and Mr. Barwell , who were chosen and kept there upon the idea of their local knowledge ...
Page 23
... taken some part in en- deavoring to bring these corruptions before the public , or that he would at least have acted with some little management in his opposition . But , alas ! it was not in his power ; there was not one , I think ...
... taken some part in en- deavoring to bring these corruptions before the public , or that he would at least have acted with some little management in his opposition . But , alas ! it was not in his power ; there was not one , I think ...
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