The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 15C. and J. Rivington, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page 120
... supposed to have exacted this fine ; this period of rebellion was after the exaction of the fine itself , so that the fine was not laid for the rebel- lion , but the rebellion broke out in consequence of the fine and the violent measure ...
... supposed to have exacted this fine ; this period of rebellion was after the exaction of the fine itself , so that the fine was not laid for the rebel- lion , but the rebellion broke out in consequence of the fine and the violent measure ...
Page 125
... supposed even that to be only personal to himself , he thought a fine of 500,000 % would be a proper punishment . Now , when any man goes to exact a fine , it pre- supposes inquiry , charge , defence , and judg ment . It does so in the ...
... supposed even that to be only personal to himself , he thought a fine of 500,000 % would be a proper punishment . Now , when any man goes to exact a fine , it pre- supposes inquiry , charge , defence , and judg ment . It does so in the ...
Page 159
... supposed issue of a guilty connexion , was de- clared naib . Yes , my Lords , this degraded , this wicked and flagitious character , the Rajah's avowed enemy , was , in order to heighten the Rajah's disgrace , to embitter his ruin , to ...
... supposed issue of a guilty connexion , was de- clared naib . Yes , my Lords , this degraded , this wicked and flagitious character , the Rajah's avowed enemy , was , in order to heighten the Rajah's disgrace , to embitter his ruin , to ...
Page 173
... supposed weakness of your government , you are not to pursue . Was this the conduct of the Mogul conquerors of India ? and must this necessarily be the policy of their Christian successors ? I pledge myself , if called upon , to prove ...
... supposed weakness of your government , you are not to pursue . Was this the conduct of the Mogul conquerors of India ? and must this necessarily be the policy of their Christian successors ? I pledge myself , if called upon , to prove ...
Page 175
... supposed by him to contain some money , which he hoped to lay hold of when all other means of rapacity had escaped him . He first sends ( and you have it on your minutes ) a most cruel , most atrocious , and most insulting message to ...
... supposed by him to contain some money , which he hoped to lay hold of when all other means of rapacity had escaped him . He first sends ( and you have it on your minutes ) a most cruel , most atrocious , and most insulting message to ...
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