The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Wells and Lilly, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page 45
... minds . If well em- ployed , and but a little improved , the East - India Company possessed an advantage unknown before to the chief of a re- mote government . In the most remote parts of the world , and in the minutest parts of a ...
... minds . If well em- ployed , and but a little improved , the East - India Company possessed an advantage unknown before to the chief of a re- mote government . In the most remote parts of the world , and in the minutest parts of a ...
Page 51
... mind ; and more of the happiness and unhappiness of mankind resides in that in- ward principle , than in all ... minds weakens the force of each ; for in Europe , some- times , the laws of religion differ from the laws of the land ...
... mind ; and more of the happiness and unhappiness of mankind resides in that in- ward principle , than in all ... minds weakens the force of each ; for in Europe , some- times , the laws of religion differ from the laws of the land ...
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... mind , as is found in the manners of this people , I pass it totally over . I wish to divide this preliminary view into six periods ; and your lordships will consider that of the Hindûs , which I have now mentioned , as the first era ...
... mind , as is found in the manners of this people , I pass it totally over . I wish to divide this preliminary view into six periods ; and your lordships will consider that of the Hindûs , which I have now mentioned , as the first era ...
Page 63
... minds ; namely , that through all these revolutions in government , and changes in power , an Hindû polity , and the spirit of an Hindû government , did more or less exist in that province , with which he was concerned , until it was ...
... minds ; namely , that through all these revolutions in government , and changes in power , an Hindû polity , and the spirit of an Hindû government , did more or less exist in that province , with which he was concerned , until it was ...
Page 65
... mind , which I trust you would do , even without my taking the liberty of suggesting it to you , these necessary distinctions ; I shall revert to the period , at which I closed yesterday — that great and memorable period , which has ...
... mind , which I trust you would do , even without my taking the liberty of suggesting it to you , these necessary distinctions ; I shall revert to the period , at which I closed yesterday — that great and memorable period , which has ...
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