The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 16C. and J. Rivington, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page 14
... accused of this in the mass , by Mr. Hastings himself . They were nothing less than the whole body of those English officers , who were usurping the office of farmers general , and other lucrative offices in the Nabob's government , and ...
... accused of this in the mass , by Mr. Hastings himself . They were nothing less than the whole body of those English officers , who were usurping the office of farmers general , and other lucrative offices in the Nabob's government , and ...
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... accused of this matter ? Not a word . We now submit to your Lordships vindictive justice and condemnation this recriminatory de- fence , in which every principle of justice has C 2 been been violated ; and now I will ask your Lord- OF ...
... accused of this matter ? Not a word . We now submit to your Lordships vindictive justice and condemnation this recriminatory de- fence , in which every principle of justice has C 2 been been violated ; and now I will ask your Lord- OF ...
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... accused ? He has himself laid before you the horrible state of the whole service ; your Lordships have it fresh in your memories , and ringing in your You have also heard from witnesses ears . C 3 brought ད brought by Mr. Hastings ...
... accused ? He has himself laid before you the horrible state of the whole service ; your Lordships have it fresh in your memories , and ringing in your You have also heard from witnesses ears . C 3 brought ད brought by Mr. Hastings ...
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... accused of any rebellion ; the only accusation that ever came to her ears was , that Captain Gordon said , that his baggage had been robbed by one of her aumils . She denies Now , my The the the truth of this charge ; and she produces ...
... accused of any rebellion ; the only accusation that ever came to her ears was , that Captain Gordon said , that his baggage had been robbed by one of her aumils . She denies Now , my The the the truth of this charge ; and she produces ...
Page 34
... Their own endeavours to get rid of their own written acts , by contradictory evidence and false constructions , sufficiently clear these women of the the crimes of which they were accused ; and I 34 SPEECH IN THE IMPEACHMENT.
... Their own endeavours to get rid of their own written acts , by contradictory evidence and false constructions , sufficiently clear these women of the the crimes of which they were accused ; and I 34 SPEECH IN THE IMPEACHMENT.
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