The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 4Little, Brown, 1871 - Great Britain |
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Page 11
... oppression . ' That the oppression to which such apprehension , if real , must allude , could only consist in and arise out of the obedience which he feared a future govern- ment might pay to the orders of the Court of Direc- tors , by ...
... oppression . ' That the oppression to which such apprehension , if real , must allude , could only consist in and arise out of the obedience which he feared a future govern- ment might pay to the orders of the Court of Direc- tors , by ...
Page 85
... form , an act of the most cruel and tyrannical oppression ; but that the real use made of that unjust demand upon the natives of Bengal was , to oblige them to compound privately with the per- sons AGAINST WARREN HASTINGS . 85.
... form , an act of the most cruel and tyrannical oppression ; but that the real use made of that unjust demand upon the natives of Bengal was , to oblige them to compound privately with the per- sons AGAINST WARREN HASTINGS . 85.
Page 95
... oppressed in order to raise it . II . That in the aforesaid year , 1779 , the demands of the East India Company on the Nabob of Oude are stated by Mr. Purling , their Resident at the court of Oude , to amount to the sum of 1,360,000l ...
... oppressed in order to raise it . II . That in the aforesaid year , 1779 , the demands of the East India Company on the Nabob of Oude are stated by Mr. Purling , their Resident at the court of Oude , to amount to the sum of 1,360,000l ...
Page 101
... oppressed people no other choice than the alternative of an unqualified submission , or a resistance productive of consequen- ces more fatal . X. That , all relief being denied to the Nabob , in the manner and on the grounds aforesaid ...
... oppressed people no other choice than the alternative of an unqualified submission , or a resistance productive of consequen- ces more fatal . X. That , all relief being denied to the Nabob , in the manner and on the grounds aforesaid ...
Page 116
... oppressed : and to prevent a possi- bility of redress , at least for a considerable time , the said confiscated estates were mortgaged ( it appearing otherwise impracticable to make an approach towards satisfying the exorbitant demands ...
... oppressed : and to prevent a possi- bility of redress , at least for a considerable time , the said confiscated estates were mortgaged ( it appearing otherwise impracticable to make an approach towards satisfying the exorbitant demands ...
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