The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1864 - Great Britain |
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Page 56
... former times , might dread the anger of a reigning prince ; they who are more provident of the future , or by being young are Gen- more interested in it , might tremble at the resentment 56 SPEECH ON THE ECONOMICAL REFORM .
... former times , might dread the anger of a reigning prince ; they who are more provident of the future , or by being young are Gen- more interested in it , might tremble at the resentment 56 SPEECH ON THE ECONOMICAL REFORM .
Page 71
... Prince of Wales . Go to the north , and you find him dwindled to a Duke of Lancaster ; turn to the west of that north , and he pops upon you in the humble character of Earl of Chester . Travel a few miles on , the Earl of Chester ...
... Prince of Wales . Go to the north , and you find him dwindled to a Duke of Lancaster ; turn to the west of that north , and he pops upon you in the humble character of Earl of Chester . Travel a few miles on , the Earl of Chester ...
Page 74
... prince who would govern his subjects with equity and justice . It is not only between prince and subject , that these mock jurisdictions , and mimic revenues , produce great mischief . They excite among the people a spirit of informing ...
... prince who would govern his subjects with equity and justice . It is not only between prince and subject , that these mock jurisdictions , and mimic revenues , produce great mischief . They excite among the people a spirit of informing ...
Page 75
... Prince , on the ground on which it has since stood . - Lord Coke sagaciously observes upon it , " That in the charter of creating the Black Prince Edward prince of Wales , there is a great mystery for less than an estate of inheritance ...
... Prince , on the ground on which it has since stood . - Lord Coke sagaciously observes upon it , " That in the charter of creating the Black Prince Edward prince of Wales , there is a great mystery for less than an estate of inheritance ...
Page 76
... prince , this royal masquerading , is a very dangerous and expensive amusement ; and one of the king's menus plaisirs , which ought to be reformed . This duchy , which is not worth four thousand pounds a year at best to revenue , is ...
... prince , this royal masquerading , is a very dangerous and expensive amusement ; and one of the king's menus plaisirs , which ought to be reformed . This duchy , which is not worth four thousand pounds a year at best to revenue , is ...
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