The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 16C. and J. Rivington, 1827 - Great Britain |
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... , that this Nabob was a mere tool in his hands ; and therefore if this pretence be true , it aggra- vates his guilt ; for surely the forcing a son to VOL . XVI . violate B violate the property of his mother must every where be TRIAL ...
... , that this Nabob was a mere tool in his hands ; and therefore if this pretence be true , it aggra- vates his guilt ; for surely the forcing a son to VOL . XVI . violate B violate the property of his mother must every where be TRIAL ...
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... hands an anonymous letter , containing a full account of all the matter which has lately been stated to you . It came anonymously ; and I did not know from what quarter it came . I do not even know with certainty at this hour . I say ...
... hands an anonymous letter , containing a full account of all the matter which has lately been stated to you . It came anonymously ; and I did not know from what quarter it came . I do not even know with certainty at this hour . I say ...
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... hands . In that clandestine manner , in the Nabob's own house , in his own capital city , in the lodging of his dependent and pensioner Colonel Morgan , with no other witness that we know of , than Mr. Middleton , was this iniquitous ...
... hands . In that clandestine manner , in the Nabob's own house , in his own capital city , in the lodging of his dependent and pensioner Colonel Morgan , with no other witness that we know of , than Mr. Middleton , was this iniquitous ...
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... hands . Mr. Hastings has confessed the fact , and Mr. Middleton has en- deavoured to slur it over , but could not ... hands ; and now these same English Officers come here with their recriminatory accusation . Now , why did they not make ...
... hands . Mr. Hastings has confessed the fact , and Mr. Middleton has en- deavoured to slur it over , but could not ... hands ; and now these same English Officers come here with their recriminatory accusation . Now , why did they not make ...
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... hand , without law or legal process . It is Captain Williams ; one of those British officers whom Mr. Hastings states to be the pests of the country . This is the man who comes here as evidence against these women , and produces this ...
... hand , without law or legal process . It is Captain Williams ; one of those British officers whom Mr. Hastings states to be the pests of the country . This is the man who comes here as evidence against these women , and produces this ...
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