The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 265
... colonies . Private houses were relieved from the jurisdiction of the excise , by the repeal of the cider tax . The personal liberty of the subject was confirmed , by the resolution against general warrants . The lawful secrets of ...
... colonies . Private houses were relieved from the jurisdiction of the excise , by the repeal of the cider tax . The personal liberty of the subject was confirmed , by the resolution against general warrants . The lawful secrets of ...
Page 266
... colonies , before that time jarring and dis- sonant , were understood , compared , adjusted , and perfectly reconciled . The passions and animosities of the colonies , by judicious and lenient measures , were allayed and composed ...
... colonies , before that time jarring and dis- sonant , were understood , compared , adjusted , and perfectly reconciled . The passions and animosities of the colonies , by judicious and lenient measures , were allayed and composed ...
Page 281
... colonies , he tells them † that the loss of her ultra- marine dominions lessens her expenses , and insures her remittances : Per damna , per cædes , ab ipso Ducit opes animumque ferro . -- If so , what is it we can do to hurt her ? it ...
... colonies , he tells them † that the loss of her ultra- marine dominions lessens her expenses , and insures her remittances : Per damna , per cædes , ab ipso Ducit opes animumque ferro . -- If so , what is it we can do to hurt her ? it ...
Page 283
... colonies was of no detriment to France , has thought proper to inform us , that " they put themselves into the hands of the English . " He uses the same assertion , in nearly the same words , in another place ; † " her colonies had put ...
... colonies was of no detriment to France , has thought proper to inform us , that " they put themselves into the hands of the English . " He uses the same assertion , in nearly the same words , in another place ; † " her colonies had put ...
Page 295
... colonies ought to give us little or no advantage in the negotiation for peace ; and yet the chance of possessing them on a future oc- * Pages 12 , 13 . † Page 17 . * casion gives a perfect security for the preservation of ON THE PRESENT ...
... colonies ought to give us little or no advantage in the negotiation for peace ; and yet the chance of possessing them on a future oc- * Pages 12 , 13 . † Page 17 . * casion gives a perfect security for the preservation of ON THE PRESENT ...
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