The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Wells and Lilly, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page 65
... charge Mr. Hastings with any part of that guilt . What bears upon Mr. Hastings is , his having avowedly looked to such a tyrant and such a usurper , as his model , and followed that pernicious example with a servile fidelity . When I ...
... charge Mr. Hastings with any part of that guilt . What bears upon Mr. Hastings is , his having avowedly looked to such a tyrant and such a usurper , as his model , and followed that pernicious example with a servile fidelity . When I ...
Page 70
... charge , that he continued and aggravated - name- ly , the venal depositions , and venal exaltations of the coun- try powers , the taking of bribes and corrupt presents from all parties in those changes ; the vitiating and maiming the ...
... charge , that he continued and aggravated - name- ly , the venal depositions , and venal exaltations of the coun- try powers , the taking of bribes and corrupt presents from all parties in those changes ; the vitiating and maiming the ...
Page 84
... charge or prove , leaving the effect of them to you ) very dis- honourable , I believe , to Cossim Ally Cawn in the business , and to some Englishmen , who were concerned . The difficulty of getting rid of Meeran being thus remov- ed ...
... charge or prove , leaving the effect of them to you ) very dis- honourable , I believe , to Cossim Ally Cawn in the business , and to some Englishmen , who were concerned . The difficulty of getting rid of Meeran being thus remov- ed ...
Page 107
... charge . I knew the pow- ers , with which an Indian sovereignty is armed , and the dan- gers , to which tributaries are exposed . I knew , that , from the history of Asia , and from the very nature of mankind , the subjects of a ...
... charge . I knew the pow- ers , with which an Indian sovereignty is armed , and the dan- gers , to which tributaries are exposed . I knew , that , from the history of Asia , and from the very nature of mankind , the subjects of a ...
Page 133
... charge ; says he , " After a great many of these practices , with which I am charged , parliament appointed me to my trust , and consequently has acquitted me . " Has it , my lords ? I am bold to say , that the Commons are wholly ...
... charge ; says he , " After a great many of these practices , with which I am charged , parliament appointed me to my trust , and consequently has acquitted me . " Has it , my lords ? I am bold to say , that the Commons are wholly ...
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