The Works of the Right Hon. Edmund BurkeS. Holdsworth, 1837 |
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... express any desire of reverting to the mode ( contrived in India , but condemned by the direc- tors ) of rewarding the servants of an higher class by a regulated monopoly . Their object is to point out the deficiencies in the system ...
... express any desire of reverting to the mode ( contrived in India , but condemned by the direc- tors ) of rewarding the servants of an higher class by a regulated monopoly . Their object is to point out the deficiencies in the system ...
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... express any particular approbation of a clause in Mr. Mackenzie's contract , which was made in favour of their own liberty . Every motive led them to preserve it . On the security of that clause they could alone have suffered to pass ...
... express any particular approbation of a clause in Mr. Mackenzie's contract , which was made in favour of their own liberty . Every motive led them to preserve it . On the security of that clause they could alone have suffered to pass ...
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... express purpose of selling it in Bengal , not in China ; and of employing the pro- duce of such sale in the manufactures of the coun- try , in which the original commodity was produced . On the whole , it appears a mere trading ...
... express purpose of selling it in Bengal , not in China ; and of employing the pro- duce of such sale in the manufactures of the coun- try , in which the original commodity was produced . On the whole , it appears a mere trading ...
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... express their concern , that the power of " granting away their property in perpetuity should " have devolved upon such persons . " " 66 But the conduct of the court of directors ap- pears to be open to objections of a nature still more ...
... express their concern , that the power of " granting away their property in perpetuity should " have devolved upon such persons . " " 66 But the conduct of the court of directors ap- pears to be open to objections of a nature still more ...
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... express , in distinct and appropriate terms , their sense of all blamable conduct in their servants . the saltpetre is sent out in kind , and never has con- tributed to the interior circulation and commerce of Bengal . It is managed by ...
... express , in distinct and appropriate terms , their sense of all blamable conduct in their servants . the saltpetre is sent out in kind , and never has con- tributed to the interior circulation and commerce of Bengal . It is managed by ...
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The Works of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke: With a Biographical and ..., Volumen2 Edmund Burke Vista de fragmentos - 1848 |
Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 271 - Had it pleased God to continue to me the hopes of succession, I should have been, according to my mediocrity, and the mediocrity of the age I live in, a sort of founder of a family: I should have left a son who, in all the points in which personal merit can be viewed, in science, in erudition, in genius, in taste, in honour, in generosity, in humanity, in every liberal sentiment and every liberal accomplishment...
Página 323 - And turn the unwilling steeds another way ; Benighted wanderers, the forest o'er, Curse the saved candle and unopening door ; . While the gaunt mastiff, growling at the gate, Affrights the beggar whom he longs to eat.
Página 265 - He was a man of admirable parts, of general knowledge, of a versatile understanding fitted for every sort of business, of infinite wit and pleasantry, of a delightful temper, and with a mind most perfectly disinterested. But it would be only to degrade myself by a weak adulation, and not to honor the memory of a great man, to deny that he wanted something of the vigilance and spirit of command that the time required.
Página 272 - Sion— as long as the British monarchy, not more limited than fenced by the orders of the state, shall, like the proud Keep of Windsor, rising in the majesty of proportion, and girt with the double belt of its kindred and coeval towers...
Página 273 - As long as our sovereign lord the king, and his faithful subjects the Lords and commons of this realm, the triple cord which no man can break; the solemn sworn constitutional frankpledge of this nation; the firm guarantees of each other's being, and each other's rights; the joint and several securities, each in its place and order for every kind and every quality of property and of dignity...
Página 272 - But a Disposer whose power we are little able to resist, and whose wisdom it behoves us not at all to dispute, has ordained it in another manner, and (whatever my querulous weakness might suggest) a far better.
Página 368 - In the corrupted currents of this world Offence's gilded hand may shove by justice, And oft 'tis seen the wicked prize itself Buys out the law; but 'tis not so above; There is no shuffling, there the action lies In his true nature, and we ourselves compell'd Even to the teeth and forehead of our faults To give in evidence.
Página 225 - An act for establishing certain regulations for the better management of the affairs of the East India Company, as well in India as in Europe...
Página 122 - Sir, the Nabob having determined to inflict corporal punishment upon the prisoners under your guard, this is to desire that his officers, when they shall come, may have free access to the prisoners, and be permitted to do with them as they shall see proper.