The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 29
... whilst the very same violence subsisted ? the violence cease upon that concession . - No ! be- cause the concession was far short of satisfying the principle which Lord Hillsborough had abjured , or even the pretence on which the repeal ...
... whilst the very same violence subsisted ? the violence cease upon that concession . - No ! be- cause the concession was far short of satisfying the principle which Lord Hillsborough had abjured , or even the pretence on which the repeal ...
Page 33
... this was done by England whilst England pur- sued trade and forgot revenue . You not only ac- quired commerce , but you actually created the very VOL II 8 objects of trade in America ; and by that creation SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION . 33.
... this was done by England whilst England pur- sued trade and forgot revenue . You not only ac- quired commerce , but you actually created the very VOL II 8 objects of trade in America ; and by that creation SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION . 33.
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... in many things , seemed to have been adopted . I saw , or thought I saw , several symptoms of a great change , whilst I sat in your gallery , a good while before I had the honor of a seat in this House . At SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION . 35.
... in many things , seemed to have been adopted . I saw , or thought I saw , several symptoms of a great change , whilst I sat in your gallery , a good while before I had the honor of a seat in this House . At SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION . 35.
Page 39
... whilst he was First Lord of the Admiralty , though not strictly called upon in his official line , he presented a very strong memo- rial to the Lords of the Treasury , ( my Lord Bute was then at the head of the board , ) heavily ...
... whilst he was First Lord of the Admiralty , though not strictly called upon in his official line , he presented a very strong memo- rial to the Lords of the Treasury , ( my Lord Bute was then at the head of the board , ) heavily ...
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... Great was the applause of this measure here . In England we cried out for new taxes on America , whilst they cried out that they were nearly crushed with those which the war and their own grants SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION . 41.
... Great was the applause of this measure here . In England we cried out for new taxes on America , whilst they cried out that they were nearly crushed with those which the war and their own grants SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION . 41.
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