The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Wells and Lilly, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page 15
... peers of this kingdom , upon the charge of the Commons , will very much be decided by your judgment in this cause . This tribunal will be found ( I hope it will always be found ) too great for petty causes : if it should at the same ...
... peers of this kingdom , upon the charge of the Commons , will very much be decided by your judgment in this cause . This tribunal will be found ( I hope it will always be found ) too great for petty causes : if it should at the same ...
Page 105
... Peers of England do not sympathize with the Commons in their detestation of such doctrine ? Think of an English governour tried before you as a British subject , and yet declaring , that he governed on the principles of arbi- trary ...
... Peers of England do not sympathize with the Commons in their detestation of such doctrine ? Think of an English governour tried before you as a British subject , and yet declaring , that he governed on the principles of arbi- trary ...
Page 303
... peer in this House , as sacred as a bishop , of as much gravity and authority as a judge , and who was prime minister in the country , in which he lived ; with what face can Mr. Hastings call this man a wretch , and say , that he will ...
... peer in this House , as sacred as a bishop , of as much gravity and authority as a judge , and who was prime minister in the country , in which he lived ; with what face can Mr. Hastings call this man a wretch , and say , that he will ...
Page 483
... Peers , on the legality of the continuance of impeachments from parliament to par- liament ; that it has been owing to the number and length of the adjournments of the court ; particularly the adjournments on account of the circuit ...
... Peers , on the legality of the continuance of impeachments from parliament to par- liament ; that it has been owing to the number and length of the adjournments of the court ; particularly the adjournments on account of the circuit ...
Page 485
... Peers , as a court of judicature , as well as its powers , and the purposes it was in- tended to answer in the state . The peers have a valuable interest in the conservation of their own lawful privileges : but this interest is not ...
... Peers , as a court of judicature , as well as its powers , and the purposes it was in- tended to answer in the state . The peers have a valuable interest in the conservation of their own lawful privileges : but this interest is not ...
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