The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Wells and Lilly, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page 127
... admitted throughout Asia in all their governments . It was of a per- " One son , who was raised to a high office ; no business was suf- fered to come before him without a previous present . morning , the king being at this time on a ...
... admitted throughout Asia in all their governments . It was of a per- " One son , who was raised to a high office ; no business was suf- fered to come before him without a previous present . morning , the king being at this time on a ...
Page 158
... admitted on the evidence of Nundcomar , yet his suppressing it is a crime - a violation of the orders of the court of directors . He disobeyed those instructions ; and if it be only for disobedience , for rebellion against his masters ...
... admitted on the evidence of Nundcomar , yet his suppressing it is a crime - a violation of the orders of the court of directors . He disobeyed those instructions ; and if it be only for disobedience , for rebellion against his masters ...
Page 160
... admitted by Mr. Hastings himself . The excuse for this bribe , fabricated by Mr. Hastings , and taught to Munny Begum , when he found , that she was obliged to prove it against him , was , that it was given to him for his entertainment ...
... admitted by Mr. Hastings himself . The excuse for this bribe , fabricated by Mr. Hastings , and taught to Munny Begum , when he found , that she was obliged to prove it against him , was , that it was given to him for his entertainment ...
Page 170
... admitted the fact of taking the bribes or forbidden presents , and had not in those defences , and much more fully in his correspondence with the direc- tors , admitted the fact , and justified it upon these very prin- ciples . As this ...
... admitted the fact of taking the bribes or forbidden presents , and had not in those defences , and much more fully in his correspondence with the direc- tors , admitted the fact , and justified it upon these very prin- ciples . As this ...
Page 180
... admitted . I will pass it . It shall be granted to Mr. Hastings , that these pensions , though they created a new burden on the estab- lishment , were all well disposed , provided the council did their duty . But you have heard what ...
... admitted . I will pass it . It shall be granted to Mr. Hastings , that these pensions , though they created a new burden on the estab- lishment , were all well disposed , provided the council did their duty . But you have heard what ...
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