The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Wells and Lilly, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... and theirs has succeeded . They have formed a government sufficient for its purposes , without the bustle of a revolution , or the troublesome formality of an elec- crown . tion . Evident necessity , and tacit consent , have 34 SPEECH ON.
... and theirs has succeeded . They have formed a government sufficient for its purposes , without the bustle of a revolution , or the troublesome formality of an elec- crown . tion . Evident necessity , and tacit consent , have 34 SPEECH ON.
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... crown to make no further grants of land . But to this scheme there are two objections . The first , that there is already so much unsettled land in private hands , as to afford room for an immense future population , although the crown ...
... crown to make no further grants of land . But to this scheme there are two objections . The first , that there is already so much unsettled land in private hands , as to afford room for an immense future population , although the crown ...
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... crown ; but you never altered their constitution ; the principle of which was respected by usurpation ; restored with the restoration of monarchy , and established , I trust , for ever , by the glorious Revolution . This has made ...
... crown ; but you never altered their constitution ; the principle of which was respected by usurpation ; restored with the restoration of monarchy , and established , I trust , for ever , by the glorious Revolution . This has made ...
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... crown of England , it gave to the Welsh all the rights and privileges of English subjects . A political order was established ; the military power gave way to the civil ; the marches were turned into counties , But that a nation should ...
... crown of England , it gave to the Welsh all the rights and privileges of English subjects . A political order was established ; the military power gave way to the civil ; the marches were turned into counties , But that a nation should ...
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... crown have regu- larly for near a century passed the publick offices without dispute . Those who have been pleased paradoxically to deny this right , holding that none but the British parliament can grant to the crown , are wished to ...
... crown have regu- larly for near a century passed the publick offices without dispute . Those who have been pleased paradoxically to deny this right , holding that none but the British parliament can grant to the crown , are wished to ...
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