The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1864 - Great Britain |
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... persons who make a naval war upon us , in consequence of the pre- sent troubles , may be rebels ; but to call and treat them as pirates , is confounding , not only the natural distinction of things , but the order of crimes which ...
... persons who make a naval war upon us , in consequence of the pre- sent troubles , may be rebels ; but to call and treat them as pirates , is confounding , not only the natural distinction of things , but the order of crimes which ...
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... entreated his Majesty to cause persons , charged with high treason in America , to be brought into this kingdom for trial : By this act of Henry the Eighth , so construed and so B 2 . LETTER TO THE SHERIFFS OF BRISTOL . 3.
... entreated his Majesty to cause persons , charged with high treason in America , to be brought into this kingdom for trial : By this act of Henry the Eighth , so construed and so B 2 . LETTER TO THE SHERIFFS OF BRISTOL . 3.
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... person coming from the East Indies , every gentleman who has travelled for his health or education , every mariner who has ... persons were of opinion , that during the prevalence of such dispositions , all struggle rather inflamed than ...
... person coming from the East Indies , every gentleman who has travelled for his health or education , every mariner who has ... persons were of opinion , that during the prevalence of such dispositions , all struggle rather inflamed than ...
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... persons , they have rooted in our laws , and the latest posterity will taste the fruits of them . Nor is it the worst effect of this unnatural contention , that our laws are corrupted . Whilst manners remain entire , they will correct ...
... persons , they have rooted in our laws , and the latest posterity will taste the fruits of them . Nor is it the worst effect of this unnatural contention , that our laws are corrupted . Whilst manners remain entire , they will correct ...
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... persons , and they are satis- fied with hiring Germans . They promise their private for- tunes , and they mortgage their country . They have all the merit of volunteers , without risk of person or charge of con- tribution ; and when the ...
... persons , and they are satis- fied with hiring Germans . They promise their private for- tunes , and they mortgage their country . They have all the merit of volunteers , without risk of person or charge of con- tribution ; and when the ...
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