The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Wells and Lilly, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page vii
... Impeachment of Mr. Hastings was considered by Mr. Burke , as beyond all com- parison the most interesting and ... impeach- ment was tried . From the moment it was voted by the * This is not a fanciful enumeration of possible cases . The ...
... Impeachment of Mr. Hastings was considered by Mr. Burke , as beyond all com- parison the most interesting and ... impeach- ment was tried . From the moment it was voted by the * This is not a fanciful enumeration of possible cases . The ...
Page viii
... impeachment . His subsequent ina- bility to proceed in it , was , I know , most sensibly felt by him and it was among the last requests , he made me , that I would collect and arrange those materials , and publish so much of them , as I ...
... impeachment . His subsequent ina- bility to proceed in it , was , I know , most sensibly felt by him and it was among the last requests , he made me , that I would collect and arrange those materials , and publish so much of them , as I ...
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... impeachment against Mr. Hastings , have direct- ed me to open the cause with a general view of the grounds , upon which the Commons have proceeded in their charge against him . They have directed me to accompany this with another ...
... impeachment against Mr. Hastings , have direct- ed me to open the cause with a general view of the grounds , upon which the Commons have proceeded in their charge against him . They have directed me to accompany this with another ...
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... impeachment , grounded upon abuse of authority and misdemeanour in office , has come before this tribunal . The last is that of Lord Macclesfield , which hap- pened in the year 1725. So that the oldest process known to the constitution ...
... impeachment , grounded upon abuse of authority and misdemeanour in office , has come before this tribunal . The last is that of Lord Macclesfield , which hap- pened in the year 1725. So that the oldest process known to the constitution ...
Page 18
... the process ; which , though I mentioned last in the line and order , in which I stated the objects of our selection , I thought it best to dispatch first . As to the crime , which we chose , we 18 SPEECH IN THE IMPEACHMENT.
... the process ; which , though I mentioned last in the line and order , in which I stated the objects of our selection , I thought it best to dispatch first . As to the crime , which we chose , we 18 SPEECH IN THE IMPEACHMENT.
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