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Page 13
... with infinitely more ability , when they come to apply the evidence , which
naturally belongs to each article of this accusation . This , my lords , is the plan ,
which we mean to pursue on the great charge , which is now to abide your
judgment .
... with infinitely more ability , when they come to apply the evidence , which
naturally belongs to each article of this accusation . This , my lords , is the plan ,
which we mean to pursue on the great charge , which is now to abide your
judgment .
Page 37
Who can complain , or dares to accuse ? The whole service is irregular : nobody
is free from small offences ; and , as I have said , the great offender can always
crush the small one . If you examine the correspondence of Mr. Hastings , you ...
Who can complain , or dares to accuse ? The whole service is irregular : nobody
is free from small offences ; and , as I have said , the great offender can always
crush the small one . If you examine the correspondence of Mr. Hastings , you ...
Page 108
And if he violates the most solemn engagements , if he oppresses , extorts , and
robs if he imprisons , confiscates , banishes , at his sole will and pleasure , when
we accuse him for his ill treatment of the people committed to him as a sacred ...
And if he violates the most solemn engagements , if he oppresses , extorts , and
robs if he imprisons , confiscates , banishes , at his sole will and pleasure , when
we accuse him for his ill treatment of the people committed to him as a sacred ...
Page 156
Was the accusation improbable , either on account of the subject matter , or the
actor in it ? Does such an appointment as that of Munny Begum in the most
barefaced evasion of his orders appear to your lordships a matter , that contains
no just ...
Was the accusation improbable , either on account of the subject matter , or the
actor in it ? Does such an appointment as that of Munny Begum in the most
barefaced evasion of his orders appear to your lordships a matter , that contains
no just ...
Page 157
He railed much at the accuser , but did not attempt to refute the accusation . He
refuses to permit the inquiry to go on , attempts to dissolve the council ,
commands his banyan not to attend . The council however goes on , examines to
the ...
He railed much at the accuser , but did not attempt to refute the accusation . He
refuses to permit the inquiry to go on , attempts to dissolve the council ,
commands his banyan not to attend . The council however goes on , examines to
the ...
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| Title | The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Edmund Burke |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Wells and Lilly, 1827 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Nov 2008 |
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