The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 8Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 7
... interest would arise in the General Court more independent in itself , and more connected with the commercial prosperity of the Company . Under the new consti- New qualifi- tution , no proprietor , not possessed of a thousand pounds ...
... interest would arise in the General Court more independent in itself , and more connected with the commercial prosperity of the Company . Under the new consti- New qualifi- tution , no proprietor , not possessed of a thousand pounds ...
Page 8
... interest of delinquent servants terest . of the Company in the General Court , by which they might even come to be ... interests by which it might be disturbed , and divert- ed from the conservation of that pecuniary concern which the ...
... interest of delinquent servants terest . of the Company in the General Court , by which they might even come to be ... interests by which it might be disturbed , and divert- ed from the conservation of that pecuniary concern which the ...
Page 9
... interest of the Company might commence in great lucrative advantages . Against this evil large pecuniary interests were rather the reverse of a remedy . Accordingly , the Company's servants have ever since covered over the worst op ...
... interest of the Company might commence in great lucrative advantages . Against this evil large pecuniary interests were rather the reverse of a remedy . Accordingly , the Company's servants have ever since covered over the worst op ...
Page 11
... interest in their vote or but a petty object to pursue immediately disquali- fied ; but those who were deeply ... interests prevailed , the means of cabal , of concealment , and of corrupt confederacy became far more easy than before ...
... interest in their vote or but a petty object to pursue immediately disquali- fied ; but those who were deeply ... interests prevailed , the means of cabal , of concealment , and of corrupt confederacy became far more easy than before ...
Page 12
... interests of newer or longer standing , or concerning the distribution of power to various descriptions or professions of men , or of the election to office by one authority rather than another . Court of The second object of the act ...
... interests of newer or longer standing , or concerning the distribution of power to various descriptions or professions of men , or of the election to office by one authority rather than another . Court of The second object of the act ...
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