The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Wells and Lilly, 1827 - Great Britain |
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... affairs ; that it has a relation to many things , that it touches many points in many places , which are wholly re- moved from the ordinary beaten orbit of our English af- fairs . In other affairs , every allusion immediately meets its ...
... affairs ; that it has a relation to many things , that it touches many points in many places , which are wholly re- moved from the ordinary beaten orbit of our English af- fairs . In other affairs , every allusion immediately meets its ...
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... affairs be annihilated or suspended , their duty to the people below them , which was created under the Mogul charter , is not annihilated , is not even suspend- ed ; and for their responsibility in the performance of that duty , they ...
... affairs be annihilated or suspended , their duty to the people below them , which was created under the Mogul charter , is not annihilated , is not even suspend- ed ; and for their responsibility in the performance of that duty , they ...
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... affairs was reversed . The constitution of the company began in commerce , and ended in empire . Indeed , wherever the sovereign powers of peace and war are given , there wants but time and cir- cumstance to make these powers supersede ...
... affairs was reversed . The constitution of the company began in commerce , and ended in empire . Indeed , wherever the sovereign powers of peace and war are given , there wants but time and cir- cumstance to make these powers supersede ...
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... affairs , which required the greatest maturity of judgment , the greatest possible temper and moderation . Effects naturally consequent have follow- ed upon it . I shall not trouble your lordships with any fur- ther observations on this ...
... affairs , which required the greatest maturity of judgment , the greatest possible temper and moderation . Effects naturally consequent have follow- ed upon it . I shall not trouble your lordships with any fur- ther observations on this ...
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... of experience , which , in mixed societies of business and converse , form men gradually and insensibly to great affairs . Low cunning , intrigue and stratagem , are soon acquired ; but manly , durable OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . 35.
... of experience , which , in mixed societies of business and converse , form men gradually and insensibly to great affairs . Low cunning , intrigue and stratagem , are soon acquired ; but manly , durable OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . 35.
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