 The Parliament of Great Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire in two capacities: one as the local legislature of this island, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other instrument than the executive power; the other, and...  The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke - Page 488by Edmund Burke - 1806Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...things in the world. The parliament of Great Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire in two capacities : one as the local legislature of this...throne of heaven, she superintends all the several inferior legislatures, and guides and controls them all, without annihilating any. As all these provincial... | |
 | 1775 - 868 pages
...legislature of this ifland, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other inftrument than the executive power. — The other, and I think her nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial cbara£ic r ; in •which, as from the throne of heaven fhe fuperintends all the feveral inferior legiilatures,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1775 - 64 pages
...kgiflature of this ifland, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other infirument than the executive power. The other, and I think her nobler capacity is wb»t I call her imperial charaflcr ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhe fuperintends all... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 604 pages
...legiflature of this ifland, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other inftrument than the executive power.— The other, and I think...character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhe fuperintends all the feveral inferior legiflatures, and guides, and controls them all without annihilating... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1792 - 608 pages
...Legiflature of this ifland, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other inftrument than the executive power. The other, and I think her...character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhe fuperintends all the feveral inferior Legiflatures, and guides and controls them all without annfhilating... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pages
...providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other inftrument than the executive power.—The other, and I think her nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial char acter; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhe fuperintends all the feveral inferior legiflatures,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pages
...legiflature of this ifland, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other inftrument than the executive power. — The other, and I think:...character; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhe fuperintends all the feveral inferior legiflatures, and guides, and controls 'them all without... | |
 | John Adolphus - Great Britain - 1802 - 570 pages
...head of her exr " ten five empire in two capacities: one as the " local legiflaturc of this iiland, providing for ** all things at home, immediately,...character; in " which, as from the throne of heaven, flie *' fuperintends all the fevcral inferior le»;i(la" tu res, and guides aiul controuls them all... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 462 pages
...legiflature of this ifland, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other inftrument than the executive power.; — The other, and I think...character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhel'uperintends all the feveral inferiour legiilatures, and guides, and controuls them all without... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...things in the world. The parliament of Great Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire in two capacities : one as the local legislature of this...the several inferiour legislatures, and guides, and controls them all vvidiout annihilating any. As all these provincial legislatures are only coordinate... | |
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