The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Little, Brown,, 1866 - Great Britain |
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... whole House , to take into con- sideration the duty of three - pence per pound weight upon tea , payable in all his Majesty's dominions in America , im- posed by the said act ; and also the appropriation of the said duty . " On this ...
... whole House , to take into con- sideration the duty of three - pence per pound weight upon tea , payable in all his Majesty's dominions in America , im- posed by the said act ; and also the appropriation of the said duty . " On this ...
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... whole empire , no topic has been more familiar to us . For nine long years , session after session , we have been lashed round and round this miserable circle of occasional arguments and tempo- rary expedients . I am sure our heads must ...
... whole empire , no topic has been more familiar to us . For nine long years , session after session , we have been lashed round and round this miserable circle of occasional arguments and tempo- rary expedients . I am sure our heads must ...
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Edmund Burke. - and more complicated , comprehending the whole series of the Parliamentary proceedings with regard to America , their causes , and their consequences . With regard to the latter ground , he states it as useless , and ...
Edmund Burke. - and more complicated , comprehending the whole series of the Parliamentary proceedings with regard to America , their causes , and their consequences . With regard to the latter ground , he states it as useless , and ...
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... whole globe , Do you forget that in the very last year you stood on the precipice of general bankruptcy ? Your dan- ger was indeed great . You were distressed in the af- fairs of the East India Company ; and you well know what sort of ...
... whole globe , Do you forget that in the very last year you stood on the precipice of general bankruptcy ? Your dan- ger was indeed great . You were distressed in the af- fairs of the East India Company ; and you well know what sort of ...
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... whole draw- back on export , and then you charged the duty , ( which you had before discharged , ) payable in the col- onies , where it was certain the collection would de- vour it to the bone , if any revenue were ever suf- fered to be ...
... whole draw- back on export , and then you charged the duty , ( which you had before discharged , ) payable in the col- onies , where it was certain the collection would de- vour it to the bone , if any revenue were ever suf- fered to be ...
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