The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 15C. and J. Rivington, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page vii
... thought ought not to pass unnoticed . He considered the villifying and misrepresent- ing the conduct of judges and magistrates en- trusted with the administration of justice and the laws of the country , to be a crime of a very heinous ...
... thought ought not to pass unnoticed . He considered the villifying and misrepresent- ing the conduct of judges and magistrates en- trusted with the administration of justice and the laws of the country , to be a crime of a very heinous ...
Page x
... thought of us by some persons ) the weight " and force of all other authorities within this " kingdom essentially depend . If the power of " the House of Commons be degraded or ener- " vated , no other can stand . We must be true " to ...
... thought of us by some persons ) the weight " and force of all other authorities within this " kingdom essentially depend . If the power of " the House of Commons be degraded or ener- " vated , no other can stand . We must be true " to ...
Page 1
... thought fit to regulate its pro- gress ) await your final determination . Enough , however , of the matter is left to call for the most exemplary punishment , that any tribunal ever inflicted upon any criminal ; and yet , my Lords , the ...
... thought fit to regulate its pro- gress ) await your final determination . Enough , however , of the matter is left to call for the most exemplary punishment , that any tribunal ever inflicted upon any criminal ; and yet , my Lords , the ...
Page 7
... thought it in a fit state to be digested into these charges , we referred the matter to another Committee , and the result of that long examination and the labour of these Committees is the Impeachment now at your bar . If therefore we ...
... thought it in a fit state to be digested into these charges , we referred the matter to another Committee , and the result of that long examination and the labour of these Committees is the Impeachment now at your bar . If therefore we ...
Page 9
... thought a selection should be made upon some juridical principle . With this im- pression on our minds , we reduced the whole Cause to four great heads of guilt and crimina- lity . Two of them , namely , Benares and the Begums , show ...
... thought a selection should be made upon some juridical principle . With this im- pression on our minds , we reduced the whole Cause to four great heads of guilt and crimina- lity . Two of them , namely , Benares and the Begums , show ...
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