The Works of Edmund Burke1839 |
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... called the attention of the House of Commons to this mat- ter , in a speech to the following effect : " Mr. Speaker , -The license of the present times makes it very difficult for us to talk upon certain subjects in which parliamentary ...
... called the attention of the House of Commons to this mat- ter , in a speech to the following effect : " Mr. Speaker , -The license of the present times makes it very difficult for us to talk upon certain subjects in which parliamentary ...
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... called all the witnesses , which could enlighten us in the cause , and the friends of the prisoner likewise called every witness , that could possibly throw any light in his favor . After all these long deliberations , we referred 12 ...
... called all the witnesses , which could enlighten us in the cause , and the friends of the prisoner likewise called every witness , that could possibly throw any light in his favor . After all these long deliberations , we referred 12 ...
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... called in question , from one end of the world to the other . This , I say , he charges upon the Commons of Great Britain ; and he charges it before the Court of Peers of the same kingdom . Had I not heard this language from the ...
... called in question , from one end of the world to the other . This , I say , he charges upon the Commons of Great Britain ; and he charges it before the Court of Peers of the same kingdom . Had I not heard this language from the ...
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... called , not by the Commons , but by a certain person of a learned profession , " a spider of hell . " My lords , Sir Walter was a great soldier , a great mariner , and one of the first scholars of his age . To call him a spider of hell ...
... called , not by the Commons , but by a certain person of a learned profession , " a spider of hell . " My lords , Sir Walter was a great soldier , a great mariner , and one of the first scholars of his age . To call him a spider of hell ...
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... called it tyranny ; and we call the actor a ty- Whenever goods are taken by violence from the pos- sessor , we call it a robbery ; and the person who takes it , we call a robber . Money clandestinely taken from the pro- prietor , we ...
... called it tyranny ; and we call the actor a ty- Whenever goods are taken by violence from the pos- sessor , we call it a robbery ; and the person who takes it , we call a robber . Money clandestinely taken from the pro- prietor , we ...
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