The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 12Little, Brown,, 1869 - Great Britain |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 44
Page 5
... justified by such representations , is not sim- ply accountable for his conduct ; he is accountable for culpably ... justification of his own conduct . The letter which I have just now read was written preparatory to the transaction ...
... justified by such representations , is not sim- ply accountable for his conduct ; he is accountable for culpably ... justification of his own conduct . The letter which I have just now read was written preparatory to the transaction ...
Page 13
... justified as a measure of economy ; it must have been designed merely for the sake of shaking and destroying the property of the country . The whole transaction , my Lords , was an act of gross violence , ushered in by a gross fraud ...
... justified as a measure of economy ; it must have been designed merely for the sake of shaking and destroying the property of the country . The whole transaction , my Lords , was an act of gross violence , ushered in by a gross fraud ...
Page 19
... justification , to issue immediately the purwannahs , which had only been withheld in the sanguine hope that he would be prevailed upon to make that his own act , which nothing but the most urgent necessity could force me to make mine ...
... justification , to issue immediately the purwannahs , which had only been withheld in the sanguine hope that he would be prevailed upon to make that his own act , which nothing but the most urgent necessity could force me to make mine ...
Page 20
... justify a fur- ther suspension . I shall as soon as possible inform you of the effect of the purwannahs , which in many parts I am apprehensive it will be found necessary to enforce with military aid ; I am not , however , entire- ly ...
... justify a fur- ther suspension . I shall as soon as possible inform you of the effect of the purwannahs , which in many parts I am apprehensive it will be found necessary to enforce with military aid ; I am not , however , entire- ly ...
Page 30
... justify those proceedings , you will sanc- tion the greatest wrongs that have been ever known in history . But to proceed . The next thing to be asked is , Were the promised pensions given to the jaghiredars ? I suppose your Lordships ...
... justify those proceedings , you will sanc- tion the greatest wrongs that have been ever known in history . But to proceed . The next thing to be asked is , Were the promised pensions given to the jaghiredars ? I suppose your Lordships ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accused acquit act of Parliament affairs affidavit answer appointed aumils authority avowed Benares Bengal Bristow British Calcutta charge chief-justice Chunar Colonel Company Company's conduct confiscation consequence consider corruption coun Council Court of Directors crimes criminal declared defence distress duty English eunuchs evidence favor Fyzabad give Governor-General guaranty Gunga Govind Sing Hastings's heard honor House of Commons Hyder Ali India inquiry jaghires judge justice justify lacs ladies letter Lord Cornwallis Lords Lordships Lucknow Mahomed Reza Khân Mahometan manner matter ment Middleton ministers minutes Mirza mother Munny Begum Nabob never oppression Oude peculation persons possession pretence prince prisoner proceedings proof proved provinces purpose Rajah rebellion received respect revenue rupees sent servants Sir Elijah Impey Sir John D'Oyly suffer thing tion transaction treaty ul Huk Vizier Warren Hastings whole woman women zemindars zenanah