The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke. A New Edition, Volume 10F. C. and J. Rivington, 1818 - Great Britain |
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Page 54
... our troops uncorrupted , our revenues in the legal hands , our arsenals filled and possessed by Government ; and not wait till the conspirators , met to commemorate the the 14th of July , shall seize on the Tower 54 SPEECH ON THE PETITION.
... our troops uncorrupted , our revenues in the legal hands , our arsenals filled and possessed by Government ; and not wait till the conspirators , met to commemorate the the 14th of July , shall seize on the Tower 54 SPEECH ON THE PETITION.
Page 104
... possessed all the talents of the gentlemen on the side of the House I sit , and on the other , I cannot by Royal favour , or by popular delusion , or by oligarchical cabal , elevate myself above a certain very limited point , so as to ...
... possessed all the talents of the gentlemen on the side of the House I sit , and on the other , I cannot by Royal favour , or by popular delusion , or by oligarchical cabal , elevate myself above a certain very limited point , so as to ...
Page 144
... by the 31st H. ch . 13 , has so mixed and confounded ecclesiastical with lay property , that a man may by every rule of good faith be possessed of it . The The Statute of Queen Elizabeth , ann . 1 , 144 SPEECH ON A BILL FOR RESTRAINING.
... by the 31st H. ch . 13 , has so mixed and confounded ecclesiastical with lay property , that a man may by every rule of good faith be possessed of it . The The Statute of Queen Elizabeth , ann . 1 , 144 SPEECH ON A BILL FOR RESTRAINING.
Page 183
... possessed the greatest part of the coast , especially to the South and West . These latter , as they entered the island in a more im- proved age , brought with them the knowledge and practice of agriculture ; which , however , only pre ...
... possessed the greatest part of the coast , especially to the South and West . These latter , as they entered the island in a more im- proved age , brought with them the knowledge and practice of agriculture ; which , however , only pre ...
Page 243
... possessed by the incon- siderate ambition of appointing a head to the whole ; although when the end was obtained , the victorious province always returned to its ancient insignificance , and was lost in the common slavery . A A great ...
... possessed by the incon- siderate ambition of appointing a head to the whole ; although when the end was obtained , the victorious province always returned to its ancient insignificance , and was lost in the common slavery . A A great ...
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