The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Wells and Lilly, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page 50
... manners , religion , customs , and usages appropriat- ed to themselves , and little resembling those of the rest of mankind . This description of men is commonly called Gen- The system and principle of that government is locali- ty ...
... manners , religion , customs , and usages appropriat- ed to themselves , and little resembling those of the rest of mankind . This description of men is commonly called Gen- The system and principle of that government is locali- ty ...
Page 57
... manners , further than as they relate to the spirit of our government over them ; for though there never was such food for the curiosity of the human mind , as is found in the manners of this people , I pass it totally over . I wish to ...
... manners , further than as they relate to the spirit of our government over them ; for though there never was such food for the curiosity of the human mind , as is found in the manners of this people , I pass it totally over . I wish to ...
Page 67
... manner of whose acquisition of power I have already stated . He came too young and unexperienced to that throne of usurpa- tion . It was a usurpation yet green in the country , and the country felt uneasy under it . It had not the ...
... manner of whose acquisition of power I have already stated . He came too young and unexperienced to that throne of usurpa- tion . It was a usurpation yet green in the country , and the country felt uneasy under it . It had not the ...
Page 74
... of the English forces should give him security for his life and his honour , when he should in that manner surrender himself to the nabob . I do not mean , my lords , by surrendering , that it was supposed 74 SPEECH IN THE IMPEACHMENT.
... of the English forces should give him security for his life and his honour , when he should in that manner surrender himself to the nabob . I do not mean , my lords , by surrendering , that it was supposed 74 SPEECH IN THE IMPEACHMENT.
Page 77
... manner , that could not produce any serious mischief to the parties charg- ed ; for they directed the commission of inquiry to the very clan and set of people , who , from a participation in their common offences , stood in awe of one ...
... manner , that could not produce any serious mischief to the parties charg- ed ; for they directed the commission of inquiry to the very clan and set of people , who , from a participation in their common offences , stood in awe of one ...
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