The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Wells and Lilly, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page 75
... given by him , until he had consulted Mr. Holwell , who was governour , and his superiour . This conversation passed in the morn- ing . On that very morning , and whilst the transaction was hot , Major Calliaud writes to Mr. Holwell an ...
... given by him , until he had consulted Mr. Holwell , who was governour , and his superiour . This conversation passed in the morn- ing . On that very morning , and whilst the transaction was hot , Major Calliaud writes to Mr. Holwell an ...
Page 91
... ; for the compensation for abuses , of which he was neither the author nor the abettor ; they tax this miserable prince , 500,000l . That sum was given to individuals . Now comes the company at home , which OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . 91.
... ; for the compensation for abuses , of which he was neither the author nor the abettor ; they tax this miserable prince , 500,000l . That sum was given to individuals . Now comes the company at home , which OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . 91.
Page 97
... given for service done , or mere tokens of affection and gratitude to the parties . They may give them what names they please , and your lordships will think of them what you please . But they were the donations of misery to power , the ...
... given for service done , or mere tokens of affection and gratitude to the parties . They may give them what names they please , and your lordships will think of them what you please . But they were the donations of misery to power , the ...
Page 101
... given you this trou- ble , if it was not necessary to possess you clearly of the several progressive steps , by which the company's govern- ment came to be established and to supersede the native . The next step was the appointment of ...
... given you this trou- ble , if it was not necessary to possess you clearly of the several progressive steps , by which the company's govern- ment came to be established and to supersede the native . The next step was the appointment of ...
Page 110
... given the power , and from whom alone it originates , will never suffer the exercise of it to be practised upon any less solid founda- tion than the power itself . If then all dominion of man over man is the effect of the divine ...
... given the power , and from whom alone it originates , will never suffer the exercise of it to be practised upon any less solid founda- tion than the power itself . If then all dominion of man over man is the effect of the divine ...
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