The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 15C. and J. Rivington, 1827 - Great Britain |
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... force of all other authorities within this " kingdom essentially depend . If the power of " the House of Commons be degraded or ener " vated , no other can stand . We must be true " to ourselves . We ought to animadvert upon any of our ...
... force of all other authorities within this " kingdom essentially depend . If the power of " the House of Commons be degraded or ener " vated , no other can stand . We must be true " to ourselves . We ought to animadvert upon any of our ...
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... force and compass to mark the multitude , the magni- tude , and the atrocity of his crimes . ยท How came it then that the Commons of Great Britain should be calumniated for the course which they have taken ? Why should it ever have been ...
... force and compass to mark the multitude , the magni- tude , and the atrocity of his crimes . ยท How came it then that the Commons of Great Britain should be calumniated for the course which they have taken ? Why should it ever have been ...
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... force worth men . tioning ; although he has acknowledged that Cheit Sing had then an immense force . In fact the demand of two thousand cavalry proves that he considered the Rajah's army to be formidable ; yet notwithstanding this ...
... force worth men . tioning ; although he has acknowledged that Cheit Sing had then an immense force . In fact the demand of two thousand cavalry proves that he considered the Rajah's army to be formidable ; yet notwithstanding this ...
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... force . In expectation of danger , he seized the person of the Rajah , and he pretends that the Rajah suffered no disgrace from his arrest . But , my Lords , we have proved , what was stated by the Rajah , and was well known to Mr ...
... force . In expectation of danger , he seized the person of the Rajah , and he pretends that the Rajah suffered no disgrace from his arrest . But , my Lords , we have proved , what was stated by the Rajah , and was well known to Mr ...
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... force , which justifies sub- mission , by affording the plea of necessity . unseen tyrant , and four miserable companies of Sepoys , executed all the horrible things that we have mentioned . The spirit of the Rajah's subjects was roused ...
... force , which justifies sub- mission , by affording the plea of necessity . unseen tyrant , and four miserable companies of Sepoys , executed all the horrible things that we have mentioned . The spirit of the Rajah's subjects was roused ...
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