The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 15C. and J. Rivington, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page 15
... conduct with that of the people of India , he says , They manifested a " generosity , of which we have no example in " the European world . Their conduct was the " effect of their sense of gratitude for the be- " nefits they had ...
... conduct with that of the people of India , he says , They manifested a " generosity , of which we have no example in " the European world . Their conduct was the " effect of their sense of gratitude for the be- " nefits they had ...
Page 17
... conduct of the Commons ; whether you take it in mitiga- tion of the punishment due to the Prisoner for his crimes ; or whether it be adduced as a pre- sumption , that so virtuous a servant never could be guilty of the offences with ...
... conduct of the Commons ; whether you take it in mitiga- tion of the punishment due to the Prisoner for his crimes ; or whether it be adduced as a pre- sumption , that so virtuous a servant never could be guilty of the offences with ...
Page 27
... conduct , they attack their persons , they attack their language , in every possible manner . I have said , my Lords , that ignorance is the other cause of this calumny by which the House of Commons is assailed . Ignorance pro- duces a ...
... conduct , they attack their persons , they attack their language , in every possible manner . I have said , my Lords , that ignorance is the other cause of this calumny by which the House of Commons is assailed . Ignorance pro- duces a ...
Page 45
... conduct to a Committee of the House of Commons . Your Lordships will remember , that a Most reverend Prelate , who cannot be named without every mark of respect and attention , conveyed a petition a petition to your Lordships , from a ...
... conduct to a Committee of the House of Commons . Your Lordships will remember , that a Most reverend Prelate , who cannot be named without every mark of respect and attention , conveyed a petition a petition to your Lordships , from a ...
Page 61
... conduct against our Charge , and after he had got a person to forswear them for him , and to prove him to have told falsehoods of the grossest kind to the House of Commons , he again adheres to this defence . The dog returned to his ...
... conduct against our Charge , and after he had got a person to forswear them for him , and to prove him to have told falsehoods of the grossest kind to the House of Commons , he again adheres to this defence . The dog returned to his ...
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