The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 48
... spirit and benefit of the British Constitu- tion to every part of the British dominions . The option , both of the measure and of the principle of repeal , was made before the session ; and I wonder how any one can read the king's ...
... spirit and benefit of the British Constitu- tion to every part of the British dominions . The option , both of the measure and of the principle of repeal , was made before the session ; and I wonder how any one can read the king's ...
Page 49
... spirit and fortitude has lately been , in the circulation of the season , and in some hazarded declamations in this House , attributed to timidity . If , Sir , the con- duct of ministry , in proposing the repeal , had arisen from ...
... spirit and fortitude has lately been , in the circulation of the season , and in some hazarded declamations in this House , attributed to timidity . If , Sir , the con- duct of ministry , in proposing the repeal , had arisen from ...
Page 52
... spirits into this House . It was a time for a man to act in . We had powerful enemies ; but we had faithful and determined friends , and a glorious cause . We had a great battle to fight ; but we had the means of fighting : not as now ...
... spirits into this House . It was a time for a man to act in . We had powerful enemies ; but we had faithful and determined friends , and a glorious cause . We had a great battle to fight ; but we had the means of fighting : not as now ...
Page 58
... spirit of the former rulers , they thought themselves a match for what our calumniators choose to qualify by the name of so feeble a ministry as succeeded . Feeble in one sense these men certainly may be called : for , with all their ...
... spirit of the former rulers , they thought themselves a match for what our calumniators choose to qualify by the name of so feeble a ministry as succeeded . Feeble in one sense these men certainly may be called : for , with all their ...
Page 71
... spirit of practicability , of moderation , and mutual convenience will never call in geometrical exactness as the arbitrator of an amicable settlement . Consult and follow your experience . Let not the long story with which I have ...
... spirit of practicability , of moderation , and mutual convenience will never call in geometrical exactness as the arbitrator of an amicable settlement . Consult and follow your experience . Let not the long story with which I have ...
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