The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke ...Little, Brown, and Company, 1899 - Great Britain |
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Page 15
... hear the sound of , to stand equal in point of morality , let us see how they stand in point of calculation . The un- exceptionable part of the 285,000l . amounted to 260,000l . a year ; whereas , supposing every part of the new grants ...
... hear the sound of , to stand equal in point of morality , let us see how they stand in point of calculation . The un- exceptionable part of the 285,000l . amounted to 260,000l . a year ; whereas , supposing every part of the new grants ...
Page 18
... hear these men with their own mouths describing their own acts , and that your Lord ships may then judge whether the highest tone and language of crimination comes up to their own de- scription of their own proceedings . " Lucknow , the ...
... hear these men with their own mouths describing their own acts , and that your Lord ships may then judge whether the highest tone and language of crimination comes up to their own de- scription of their own proceedings . " Lucknow , the ...
Page 34
... hear the Nabob's name on such an occasion . The prisoner pretended , that , by the Mahometan law , these goods did belong to the Nabob ; but whether they did or did not , he had himself been an active instrument in the treaty for ...
... hear the Nabob's name on such an occasion . The prisoner pretended , that , by the Mahometan law , these goods did belong to the Nabob ; but whether they did or did not , he had himself been an active instrument in the treaty for ...
Page 52
... hear the soft cooing , the gentle addresses , " Oh , my hopes ! " to - day , " My fears ! " to - morrow , all the language of friendship , almost heightened into love ; and it comes at last to " I have got at the secret hoards of these ...
... hear the soft cooing , the gentle addresses , " Oh , my hopes ! " to - day , " My fears ! " to - morrow , all the language of friendship , almost heightened into love ; and it comes at last to " I have got at the secret hoards of these ...
Page 66
... hear nothing more of this part of the business . But the sufferings of these eunuchs did not end here ; they were , on account of this odd 5,000l . , confined for twelve months , —not prisoners at large , like this prisoner who thrusts ...
... hear nothing more of this part of the business . But the sufferings of these eunuchs did not end here ; they were , on account of this odd 5,000l . , confined for twelve months , —not prisoners at large , like this prisoner who thrusts ...
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