The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 3C. and J. Rivington, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... favour which my friends have hitherto endea- voured to procure for me , by the most obliging , and to me the most honourable , exertions . I have so high an opinion of the great trust which you have to confer on this occasion ; and , by ...
... favour which my friends have hitherto endea- voured to procure for me , by the most obliging , and to me the most honourable , exertions . I have so high an opinion of the great trust which you have to confer on this occasion ; and , by ...
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... favour , if by such a declaration I could forfeit it , though the first object of my am- bition , never will make me disguise my sentiments on this subject . But , I have ever had a clear opinion , and have ever held a constant ...
... favour , if by such a declaration I could forfeit it , though the first object of my am- bition , never will make me disguise my sentiments on this subject . But , I have ever had a clear opinion , and have ever held a constant ...
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... shall be as far from slumbering or sleeping when your service requires me to be awake , as I have been in coming to offer myself a candidate for your favour . MR . BURKE'S SPEECH TO THE ELECTORS OF BRISTOL , ARRIVAL AT BRISTOL . 9.
... shall be as far from slumbering or sleeping when your service requires me to be awake , as I have been in coming to offer myself a candidate for your favour . MR . BURKE'S SPEECH TO THE ELECTORS OF BRISTOL , ARRIVAL AT BRISTOL . 9.
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... favour you have conferred upon me . But I cannot be satisfied , without saying a little more in defence of the right you have to confer such a favour . The person that appeared here as counsel for the candidate , who so long and so ...
... favour you have conferred upon me . But I cannot be satisfied , without saying a little more in defence of the right you have to confer such a favour . The person that appeared here as counsel for the candidate , who so long and so ...
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... favoured me with their votes ) less like a candidate , than an unconcerned specta- tor of a public proceeding . But here ... favour of their fellow - citizens . But I confess I should look rather awkward , if I had been the very first to ...
... favoured me with their votes ) less like a candidate , than an unconcerned specta- tor of a public proceeding . But here ... favour of their fellow - citizens . But I confess I should look rather awkward , if I had been the very first to ...
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