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Page 49
I rather wish , that the parliament of Ireland may , in its own wisdom , remove
these impediments , and put their country in a condition to avail itself of its natural
advantages . If they do not , the fault is with them , and not with us . I have written
...
I rather wish , that the parliament of Ireland may , in its own wisdom , remove
these impediments , and put their country in a condition to avail itself of its natural
advantages . If they do not , the fault is with them , and not with us . I have written
...
Page 67
This , Sir , is the real condition of our establishments . To fall with the same
severity on objects so perfectly dissimilar , is the very reverse of a reformation . I
mean a reformation framed , as all serious things ought to be , in number , weight
, and ...
This , Sir , is the real condition of our establishments . To fall with the same
severity on objects so perfectly dissimilar , is the very reverse of a reformation . I
mean a reformation framed , as all serious things ought to be , in number , weight
, and ...
Page 69
General principles cannot be debauched or corrupted by intere , or caprice ; and
by those principles I was resolved to wdik . Sir , before I proceed further , I will lay
these principles fairly before you , that afterwards you may be in a condition to ...
General principles cannot be debauched or corrupted by intere , or caprice ; and
by those principles I was resolved to wdik . Sir , before I proceed further , I will lay
these principles fairly before you , that afterwards you may be in a condition to ...
Page 84
There every commodity , received in its rawest condition , went through all the
process which fitted it for use . This inconvenient receipt produced an economy
suited only to itself . It multiplied offices beyond all measure ; buttery , pantry , and
all ...
There every commodity , received in its rawest condition , went through all the
process which fitted it for use . This inconvenient receipt produced an economy
suited only to itself . It multiplied offices beyond all measure ; buttery , pantry , and
all ...
Page 97
... or be persuaded to refuse , this offer upon those terms , I can speak with some
confidence , that one at least , if not both parts of the condition would be received
, and gratefully received , by several bankers of eminence . There is no banker ...
... or be persuaded to refuse , this offer upon those terms , I can speak with some
confidence , that one at least , if not both parts of the condition would be received
, and gratefully received , by several bankers of eminence . There is no banker ...
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| Title | The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Edmund Burke |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Publisher | Henry G. Bohn, 1864 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
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