The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 15C. and J. Rivington, 1827 - Great Britain |
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... company of men and women , would violate the law of such societies ; because they meet for the sole purpose of social intercourse , and not for for the exposure , the censure , the punishment of OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . 27.
... company of men and women , would violate the law of such societies ; because they meet for the sole purpose of social intercourse , and not for for the exposure , the censure , the punishment of OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . 27.
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... Company informed us , that the Court of Directors had ordered , that every paper which Mr. Hastings wanted should be copied for him gratuitously ; and that if any additional clerks were wanting for the effectual execution of his wishes ...
... Company informed us , that the Court of Directors had ordered , that every paper which Mr. Hastings wanted should be copied for him gratuitously ; and that if any additional clerks were wanting for the effectual execution of his wishes ...
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... Company had entered into covenants with their servants respecting those abuses that an Act of Parliament was made to prevent their recurrence , and that Mr. Hastings still continued in their practice . Now , my Lords , having stated ...
... Company had entered into covenants with their servants respecting those abuses that an Act of Parliament was made to prevent their recurrence , and that Mr. Hastings still continued in their practice . Now , my Lords , having stated ...
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... Company's provisional covenants with its ser- vants , and of the Act of Parliament . We have stated them under two heads , violence and cor- ruption ; for these crimes will be found , my Lords , in almost every transaction with the ...
... Company's provisional covenants with its ser- vants , and of the Act of Parliament . We have stated them under two heads , violence and cor- ruption ; for these crimes will be found , my Lords , in almost every transaction with the ...
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Edmund Burke. against him ; in justification of the covenants of the Company ; in justification of the Act of Parliament ? It was in his power to do it , it is in his power still ; and if it be brought before that Tribunal , to which I ...
Edmund Burke. against him ; in justification of the covenants of the Company ; in justification of the Act of Parliament ? It was in his power to do it , it is in his power still ; and if it be brought before that Tribunal , to which I ...
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