The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 15C. and J. Rivington, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page ix
... thing improper in that Report I am responsible , as well as the Mem- " bers of the Committee , to this House , and to " this House only . The matters contained in " it , and the observations upon them are sub- Vol . XV . " mitted b ...
... thing improper in that Report I am responsible , as well as the Mem- " bers of the Committee , to this House , and to " this House only . The matters contained in " it , and the observations upon them are sub- Vol . XV . " mitted b ...
Page xii
... thing of substance in that paper , " I shall be ready to meet the proudest name for 66 ability , learning , or rank , that this kingdom ā¯¯contains , upon that subject . Do I say this " from any confidence in myself ? Far from it . " It ...
... thing of substance in that paper , " I shall be ready to meet the proudest name for 66 ability , learning , or rank , that this kingdom ā¯¯contains , upon that subject . Do I say this " from any confidence in myself ? Far from it . " It ...
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... thing . There is no middle point , in which the Commons of Great Britain can meet tyranny and oppression . No , we never shall ( nor can we conceive that we ever should ) pass from this bar , without indignation , without rage and ...
... thing . There is no middle point , in which the Commons of Great Britain can meet tyranny and oppression . No , we never shall ( nor can we conceive that we ever should ) pass from this bar , without indignation , without rage and ...
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... thing similar to the de- meanour of the Prisoner at your bar . What could have encouraged that demeanour , your Lordships will , when you reflect seriously upon this matter , consider . God forbid that the authority either of the ...
... thing similar to the de- meanour of the Prisoner at your bar . What could have encouraged that demeanour , your Lordships will , when you reflect seriously upon this matter , consider . God forbid that the authority either of the ...
Page 13
... things ; they are , as Hamlet says , " things which a man may play . " play . " But , my Lords , this Prisoner OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . 13.
... things ; they are , as Hamlet says , " things which a man may play . " play . " But , my Lords , this Prisoner OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . 13.
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