The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1864 - Great Britain |
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Page 53
... whole woollen manufacture of Ire- land , the most extensive and profitable of any , and the natural staple of that kingdom , has been in a manner so destroyed by restrictive laws of ours , and ( at our persuasion , and on our promises ) ...
... whole woollen manufacture of Ire- land , the most extensive and profitable of any , and the natural staple of that kingdom , has been in a manner so destroyed by restrictive laws of ours , and ( at our persuasion , and on our promises ) ...
Page 55
... whole nation , to submit to the wisdom of par- liament , " A Plan of reform in the constitution of several parts of the public economy . " I have endeavoured , that this plan should include , in its execution , a considerable reduction ...
... whole nation , to submit to the wisdom of par- liament , " A Plan of reform in the constitution of several parts of the public economy . " I have endeavoured , that this plan should include , in its execution , a considerable reduction ...
Page 56
... whole class of the severe and restrictive virtues are at a market almost too high for humanity . What is worse , there are very few of those virtues which are not capable of being imitated , and even outdone , in many of their most ...
... whole class of the severe and restrictive virtues are at a market almost too high for humanity . What is worse , there are very few of those virtues which are not capable of being imitated , and even outdone , in many of their most ...
Page 65
... whole is generally so crude , so harsh , so indigested ; mixed with so much imprudence , and so much injustice ; so contrary to the whole course of human nature and human institutions , that the very people who are most eager for it are ...
... whole is generally so crude , so harsh , so indigested ; mixed with so much imprudence , and so much injustice ; so contrary to the whole course of human nature and human institutions , that the very people who are most eager for it are ...
Page 79
... whole . What is useless for the naval purposes of the kingdom , I would condemn , and dispose of for the security of what may be useful ; and to enclose such other parts as may be most fit to furnish a perpetual supply ; wholly ...
... whole . What is useless for the naval purposes of the kingdom , I would condemn , and dispose of for the security of what may be useful ; and to enclose such other parts as may be most fit to furnish a perpetual supply ; wholly ...
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