The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1864 - Great Britain |
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Page 32
... crown on its own behalf , it communicated a sort of strength to the royal authority ; which was wanted for the conservation of a new object , but which could not be safely trusted to the crown alone . On the other hand , the colonies ...
... crown on its own behalf , it communicated a sort of strength to the royal authority ; which was wanted for the conservation of a new object , but which could not be safely trusted to the crown alone . On the other hand , the colonies ...
Page 36
... crown and parliament , accompanied with her terror , disgust , and abhorrence . Bodies tied together by so unnatural a bond of union as mutual hatred , are only con- nected to their ruin . One hundred and ten respectable members of ...
... crown and parliament , accompanied with her terror , disgust , and abhorrence . Bodies tied together by so unnatural a bond of union as mutual hatred , are only con- nected to their ruin . One hundred and ten respectable members of ...
Page 45
... crown of Great Britain for no other pur- pose , than that we should counteract the bounty of Pro- vidence in her favour ? And in proportion as that bounty 1 has been liberal , that we are to regard TWO LETTERS TO GENTLEMEN IN BRISTOL . 45.
... crown of Great Britain for no other pur- pose , than that we should counteract the bounty of Pro- vidence in her favour ? And in proportion as that bounty 1 has been liberal , that we are to regard TWO LETTERS TO GENTLEMEN IN BRISTOL . 45.
Page 62
... crown he serves , and to render his own administration contemptible ? No ! no ! He is con- scious that the sense of mankind is so clear and decided in favour of economy , and of the weight and value of its re- sources , that he turns ...
... crown he serves , and to render his own administration contemptible ? No ! no ! He is con- scious that the sense of mankind is so clear and decided in favour of economy , and of the weight and value of its re- sources , that he turns ...
Page 72
... crown . As to Wales , and the county palatine of Chester , I have my doubts whether their productive exche- quer yields any returns at all . Yet one may say , that this revenue is more faithfully applied to its purposes than any of the ...
... crown . As to Wales , and the county palatine of Chester , I have my doubts whether their productive exche- quer yields any returns at all . Yet one may say , that this revenue is more faithfully applied to its purposes than any of the ...
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