The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Little, Brown, 1871 - Great Britain |
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... colonies . The speech contains a full refutation of the charges against that party with which Mr. Burke has all along acted . In doing this , he has taken a review of the effects of all the schemes which have been succes-
... colonies . The speech contains a full refutation of the charges against that party with which Mr. Burke has all along acted . In doing this , he has taken a review of the effects of all the schemes which have been succes-
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... colonies and plantations in America ; for allowing a drawback of the duties of customs upon the exportation from this kingdom of coffee and cocoa - nuts , of the produce of the said colonies or plantations ; for discon- tinuing the ...
... colonies and plantations in America ; for allowing a drawback of the duties of customs upon the exportation from this kingdom of coffee and cocoa - nuts , of the produce of the said colonies or plantations ; for discon- tinuing the ...
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... colonies to every nation but yourselves . Never did a people suffer so much for the empty words of a preamble . It must be given up . For on what prin- ciple does it stand ? This famous revenue stands , at this hour , on all the debate ...
... colonies to every nation but yourselves . Never did a people suffer so much for the empty words of a preamble . It must be given up . For on what prin- ciple does it stand ? This famous revenue stands , at this hour , on all the debate ...
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... colonies ? No man ever doubted that the commodity of tea could bear an imposition of three - pence . But no commodity will bear three- pence , or will bear a penny , when the general feel- ings of men are irritated , and two millions of ...
... colonies ? No man ever doubted that the commodity of tea could bear an imposition of three - pence . But no commodity will bear three- pence , or will bear a penny , when the general feel- ings of men are irritated , and two millions of ...
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... colonies , and to reestablish that mutual confidence and affection upon which the glory and safety of the British empire depend . " – ----- Here , Sir , is a canonical book of ministerial scrip- ture : the general epistle to the ...
... colonies , and to reestablish that mutual confidence and affection upon which the glory and safety of the British empire depend . " – ----- Here , Sir , is a canonical book of ministerial scrip- ture : the general epistle to the ...
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