The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 15C. and J. Rivington, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page vii
... 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 nature , and most destructive in its con ...
... 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 nature , and most destructive in its con ...
Page 13
... considered a person accused to stand in such a doubtful situation , that from the moment of accusation he assumed either a mourning , or some squalid garb , although , by the nature of their constitution , accusations were brought ...
... considered a person accused to stand in such a doubtful situation , that from the moment of accusation he assumed either a mourning , or some squalid garb , although , by the nature of their constitution , accusations were brought ...
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... considered . First , the charge implies that he had rendered great services ; and secondly , that he has been falsely accused . My Lords , as to the great services , they have not , they cannot come in evidence before you . If you have ...
... considered . First , the charge implies that he had rendered great services ; and secondly , that he has been falsely accused . My Lords , as to the great services , they have not , they cannot come in evidence before you . If you have ...
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... considered as good argument , because it is so supported . 7 I must now call your Lordships ' attention from the vaunted services of the Prisoner , which have been urged to convict us of ingratitude , to another part of his ...
... considered as good argument , because it is so supported . 7 I must now call your Lordships ' attention from the vaunted services of the Prisoner , which have been urged to convict us of ingratitude , to another part of his ...
Page 32
... considered I considered necessary to instruct the publick , upon the 32 SPEECH IN THE IMPEACHMENT.
... considered I considered necessary to instruct the publick , upon the 32 SPEECH IN THE IMPEACHMENT.
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