The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Wells and Lilly, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page 59
... declared not to be a con- quered people . The native princes , in all their transactions with the Mogul government , carried the evident marks of this free condition in a noble independency of spirit . With- in their own districts the ...
... declared not to be a con- quered people . The native princes , in all their transactions with the Mogul government , carried the evident marks of this free condition in a noble independency of spirit . With- in their own districts the ...
Page 78
... declare , that he be- lieved , that the affidavit , which he made at Patna , and while the transaction was recent , or nearly recent , must be a mis- take ; that he believed ( what is amazing ... declared by 78 SPEECH IN THE IMPEACHMENT.
... declare , that he be- lieved , that the affidavit , which he made at Patna , and while the transaction was recent , or nearly recent , must be a mis- take ; that he believed ( what is amazing ... declared by 78 SPEECH IN THE IMPEACHMENT.
Page 79
Edmund Burke. the capacity of a judge . He is declared by Mr. Lushington not to have been an interpreter in the transaction . After this , Mr. Hastings is himself examined . Your lordships will look at the transaction at your leisure ...
Edmund Burke. the capacity of a judge . He is declared by Mr. Lushington not to have been an interpreter in the transaction . After this , Mr. Hastings is himself examined . Your lordships will look at the transaction at your leisure ...
Page 80
... declared , that Mr. Holwell had intended ill to the nabob , and that he approved of those measures , and only postponed them , yet he thought it necessary , he says , to quiet the fears of the nabob ; and from this motive he did an act ...
... declared , that Mr. Holwell had intended ill to the nabob , and that he approved of those measures , and only postponed them , yet he thought it necessary , he says , to quiet the fears of the nabob ; and from this motive he did an act ...
Page 81
... natural to say , " my conscience acquits me of it ; " but they declare , that " his conscience never reproached him with a bad design , and therefore , upon the whole , they are satisfied OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . 81.
... natural to say , " my conscience acquits me of it ; " but they declare , that " his conscience never reproached him with a bad design , and therefore , upon the whole , they are satisfied OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . 81.
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