The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 8Bell & Daldy, 1870 - Great Britain |
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... means of cutting off by one form the ties of another form , which we call levying a fine ; and thirdly , we use the word to signify a sum of money payable upon renewal of a lease or copyhold . The word has , in each case , a totally ...
... means of cutting off by one form the ties of another form , which we call levying a fine ; and thirdly , we use the word to signify a sum of money payable upon renewal of a lease or copyhold . The word has , in each case , a totally ...
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... means , come to the knowledge of Mr. Hastings's clandestine and wicked inten- tions towards this unhappy man , Cheit Sing , and his unhap- py country , and of his designs for the destruction and the utter ruin of both . He has himself ...
... means , come to the knowledge of Mr. Hastings's clandestine and wicked inten- tions towards this unhappy man , Cheit Sing , and his unhap- py country , and of his designs for the destruction and the utter ruin of both . He has himself ...
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... means too late to answer the purpose for which he has said the fine was designed , namely , the relief of the Company , the ground of his defence is ab- solutely false , for it is notorious that at the time referred to the Company's ...
... means too late to answer the purpose for which he has said the fine was designed , namely , the relief of the Company , the ground of his defence is ab- solutely false , for it is notorious that at the time referred to the Company's ...
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... means of deliberation and control , would be to change the whole constitution . By such a proceeding the government may be divided into a number of independent governments , without a common deliberative council and control . This ...
... means of deliberation and control , would be to change the whole constitution . By such a proceeding the government may be divided into a number of independent governments , without a common deliberative council and control . This ...
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... means of his subsistence . He required him to deliver up his accounts and accountants , together with all persons who were acquainted with the particulars of his effects and treasures , for the purpose of transferring those effects to ...
... means of his subsistence . He required him to deliver up his accounts and accountants , together with all persons who were acquainted with the particulars of his effects and treasures , for the purpose of transferring those effects to ...
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