The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 3C. and J. Rivington, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... taken its flight for ever , we are at this very instant nearly as free to choose a plan for our American government as we were on the first day of the session . If , Sir , we incline to the side of conci- liation , we are not at all ...
... taken its flight for ever , we are at this very instant nearly as free to choose a plan for our American government as we were on the first day of the session . If , Sir , we incline to the side of conci- liation , we are not at all ...
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... taken as an occasion of charg- ing us with a predetermined discontent , which nothing could satisfy ; whilst we accused every measure of vigour as cruel , and every proposal of lenity as weak and irresolute . The publick , he said ...
... taken as an occasion of charg- ing us with a predetermined discontent , which nothing could satisfy ; whilst we accused every measure of vigour as cruel , and every proposal of lenity as weak and irresolute . The publick , he said ...
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... taken the liberty of observing to you ) some ground . But I am sensible that a good deal more is still to be done . Indeed , Sir , to enable us to determine both on the one and the other of these great questions with a firm and precise ...
... taken the liberty of observing to you ) some ground . But I am sensible that a good deal more is still to be done . Indeed , Sir , to enable us to determine both on the one and the other of these great questions with a firm and precise ...
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... taken on the export side , at the beginning of this century , that is , in the year 1704 , stood thus : Exports to North America , and the West Indies To Africa - £ .483,265 86,665 569,930 In the year 1772 , which I take as a middle ...
... taken on the export side , at the beginning of this century , that is , in the year 1704 , stood thus : Exports to North America , and the West Indies To Africa - £ .483,265 86,665 569,930 In the year 1772 , which I take as a middle ...
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... taken the largest year of those on your table , it would rather have exceeded . But , it will be said , is not this American trade an un- natural protuberance , that has drawn the juices from the rest of the body ? The reverse . It is ...
... taken the largest year of those on your table , it would rather have exceeded . But , it will be said , is not this American trade an un- natural protuberance , that has drawn the juices from the rest of the body ? The reverse . It is ...
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