The Works of Edmund Burke1839 |
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... heard their opinions delivered , nor have found them entered upon the journals of the House of Lords . It is very true , that we were and are extremely dissatisfied with those opinions , and the consequent determinations of the lords ...
... heard their opinions delivered , nor have found them entered upon the journals of the House of Lords . It is very true , that we were and are extremely dissatisfied with those opinions , and the consequent determinations of the lords ...
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... heard this language from the prisoner , and afterwards from his counsel , I must confess I could hardly have believed that any man could so comport himself at your lordships ' bar . After stating in his defence the wonderful things he ...
... heard this language from the prisoner , and afterwards from his counsel , I must confess I could hardly have believed that any man could so comport himself at your lordships ' bar . After stating in his defence the wonderful things he ...
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... heard by those who were the objects of it , I resisted this and every other species of counteraction , by rising in my demands , and accomplished a peace , and I hope an everlasting one , with one great state ; and I at least af- forded ...
... heard by those who were the objects of it , I resisted this and every other species of counteraction , by rising in my demands , and accomplished a peace , and I hope an everlasting one , with one great state ; and I at least af- forded ...
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... heard upon this recriminatory charge , which makes a con- siderable part of the demeanor of the prisoner ; we cannot be heard upon it ; and therefore I demand , on the part of the Commons of Great Britain , that it be dismissed from ...
... heard upon this recriminatory charge , which makes a con- siderable part of the demeanor of the prisoner ; we cannot be heard upon it ; and therefore I demand , on the part of the Commons of Great Britain , that it be dismissed from ...
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... heard with astonishment , that , upon points of law , relative to the tenure of lands , instead of producing any law document or authority on the usages and local customs of the country , he has referred to officers in the army ...
... heard with astonishment , that , upon points of law , relative to the tenure of lands , instead of producing any law document or authority on the usages and local customs of the country , he has referred to officers in the army ...
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