The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke ...Little, Brown, and Company, 1899 - Great Britain |
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Page 11
... supposed susceptible of what abuses soever . I will venture to say that Jacobinism never can strike a more deadly blow against property , rank , and dignity than your Lordships , if you were to acquit this man , would strike against ...
... supposed susceptible of what abuses soever . I will venture to say that Jacobinism never can strike a more deadly blow against property , rank , and dignity than your Lordships , if you were to acquit this man , would strike against ...
Page 22
... , was dragged to the signature of it ; and that the troops which are supposed , and fraudu- lently stated , ( and I wish your Lordships particularly to observe this , ) to have been sent to 22 IMPEACHMENT OF WARREN HASTINGS .
... , was dragged to the signature of it ; and that the troops which are supposed , and fraudu- lently stated , ( and I wish your Lordships particularly to observe this , ) to have been sent to 22 IMPEACHMENT OF WARREN HASTINGS .
Page 42
... supposed their right , and you guarantied it , though you might then have asked what was their right . But besides the force and virtue of the guaranty , these unhappy princesses had ransomed themselves from any claim upon their ...
... supposed their right , and you guarantied it , though you might then have asked what was their right . But besides the force and virtue of the guaranty , these unhappy princesses had ransomed themselves from any claim upon their ...
Page 45
... supposed , likewise , that they had all those advantages which ladies of high rank usually have in that country , -gifts at marriage , & c . We know that there are deeds of gift by husbands to their wives during their lifetime , and ...
... supposed , likewise , that they had all those advantages which ladies of high rank usually have in that country , -gifts at marriage , & c . We know that there are deeds of gift by husbands to their wives during their lifetime , and ...
Page 49
... supposed to guard both the honor of the women , and their treasures , with more fidelity than other per- sons would do . We know that in Constantinople , and in many other places , these persons enjoy offices of the highest trust , and ...
... supposed to guard both the honor of the women , and their treasures , with more fidelity than other per- sons would do . We know that in Constantinople , and in many other places , these persons enjoy offices of the highest trust , and ...
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