The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1864 - Great Britain |
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Page 20
... persons , or less value for the privileges , of their revolted brethren . If we all adopted their sentiments to a man , their allies , the savage Indians , could not be more ferocious than they are : they could not murder one more ...
... persons , or less value for the privileges , of their revolted brethren . If we all adopted their sentiments to a man , their allies , the savage Indians , could not be more ferocious than they are : they could not murder one more ...
Page 60
... various retributions made to persons whose offices are taken away , or who , in any other way , suffer by the new ar- rangements that are made . been surrendered by the king to the economy of his 60 SPEECH ON THE ECONOMICAL REFORM .
... various retributions made to persons whose offices are taken away , or who , in any other way , suffer by the new ar- rangements that are made . been surrendered by the king to the economy of his 60 SPEECH ON THE ECONOMICAL REFORM .
Page 74
... persons will be always found , who would rather trust to their talents in recommending themselves to power for the renewal of their interests , than to encumber their purses , though never so lightly , in order to transmit independence ...
... persons will be always found , who would rather trust to their talents in recommending themselves to power for the renewal of their interests , than to encumber their purses , though never so lightly , in order to transmit independence ...
Page 82
... persons ; per- sons as unfit by their incapacity , as improper from their rank , to occupy such employments . They were held by patent , sometimes for life , and sometimes by inheritance . If my memory does not deceive me , a person of ...
... persons ; per- sons as unfit by their incapacity , as improper from their rank , to occupy such employments . They were held by patent , sometimes for life , and sometimes by inheritance . If my memory does not deceive me , a person of ...
Page 85
... persons entitled to them upon board wages , much to their own satisfaction . But unluckily , subsequent duties requir- ing constant attendance , it was not possible to prevent their being fed where they were employed - and thus this ...
... persons entitled to them upon board wages , much to their own satisfaction . But unluckily , subsequent duties requir- ing constant attendance , it was not possible to prevent their being fed where they were employed - and thus this ...
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