The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 15C. and J. Rivington, 1827 - Great Britain |
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... Lords , the Commons of Great Britain have no doubt upon this subject . We came hither to call for justice , not to ... Lord Strafford's B S case , case , and in some others , voting the impeach- OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . 5.
... Lords , the Commons of Great Britain have no doubt upon this subject . We came hither to call for justice , not to ... Lord Strafford's B S case , case , and in some others , voting the impeach- OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . 5.
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... Lords , great and powerful as the House . of Commons is , ( and great and powerful I hope it always will remain ) , yet we cannot be insen- sible to the effects produced by the introduction of forty millions of money into this country ...
... Lords , great and powerful as the House . of Commons is , ( and great and powerful I hope it always will remain ) , yet we cannot be insen- sible to the effects produced by the introduction of forty millions of money into this country ...
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... Lords , I will ven- ture to say , that if we fully examine the con- duct of all prisoners brought before this high Tribunal , from the time that the Duke of Suffolk appeared before it , down to the time of the appearance of my Lord ...
... Lords , I will ven- ture to say , that if we fully examine the con- duct of all prisoners brought before this high Tribunal , from the time that the Duke of Suffolk appeared before it , down to the time of the appearance of my Lord ...
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... Lord Bacon down to the smugglers who were impeached in the reign of King William , I say my Lords , that we shall not , in the whole history of Parlia- mentary trials , find any thing similar to the de- meanour of the Prisoner at your ...
... Lord Bacon down to the smugglers who were impeached in the reign of King William , I say my Lords , that we shall not , in the whole history of Parlia- mentary trials , find any thing similar to the de- meanour of the Prisoner at your ...
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... Lords , what shall we say to this de- meanour ? With regard to the charge of using him with ingratitude , there are two points to be considered . First , the charge implies that he had rendered great services ; and secondly , that he ...
... Lords , what shall we say to this de- meanour ? With regard to the charge of using him with ingratitude , there are two points to be considered . First , the charge implies that he had rendered great services ; and secondly , that he ...
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