The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 5Little, Brown, 1871 - Great Britain |
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... king . This is an urdis- puted part of the legal prerogative of the crown . However , notwithstanding this , Mr. Fox ... king's minister in some of the objects of his negotiation . This proceeding of Mr. Fox does not ( as I con- ceive ) ...
... king . This is an urdis- puted part of the legal prerogative of the crown . However , notwithstanding this , Mr. Fox ... king's minister in some of the objects of his negotiation . This proceeding of Mr. Fox does not ( as I con- ceive ) ...
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... King's Guards , Mr. Fox took occasion in the House of Commons heavily to cen- sure that act , as unjust and oppressive , and tending to make officers bad citizens . There were few , however , who did not call for some such measures on ...
... King's Guards , Mr. Fox took occasion in the House of Commons heavily to cen- sure that act , as unjust and oppressive , and tending to make officers bad citizens . There were few , however , who did not call for some such measures on ...
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... king in support of the war against them , as just and ne- cessary , and provoked , as well as formally declared against Great Britain . He did not divide the House upon this measure ; yet he immediately followed this our solemn ...
... king in support of the war against them , as just and ne- cessary , and provoked , as well as formally declared against Great Britain . He did not divide the House upon this measure ; yet he immediately followed this our solemn ...
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... King of Sardinia , if not Nice . Liege , Mentz , Salm , Deux - Ponts , and Basle must be separated from Germany . On this side of the Rhine , Liege ( at least ) must be lost to the Em- pire , and added to France . Mr. Fox's general prin ...
... King of Sardinia , if not Nice . Liege , Mentz , Salm , Deux - Ponts , and Basle must be separated from Germany . On this side of the Rhine , Liege ( at least ) must be lost to the Em- pire , and added to France . Mr. Fox's general prin ...
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... kings and a precedent for all subjects to follow . All these , and not the Scheldt alone , or the invasion of Holland , were urged by the minister , and by Mr.Windham , by myself , and by others who spoke in those debates , as causes ...
... kings and a precedent for all subjects to follow . All these , and not the Scheldt alone , or the invasion of Holland , were urged by the minister , and by Mr.Windham , by myself , and by others who spoke in those debates , as causes ...
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