The parliament of Great Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire in two capacities : one as the local legislature of this island, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other instrument than the executive power. — The other,... The Trial of the Constitution - Page 125by Sidney George Fisher - 1862 - 391 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...capacities : one as the local legislature of this island, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other instrument than the executive power....several inferior legislatures, and guides and controls them all, without annihilating any. As all these provincial legislatures are only co-ordinate to each... | |
| 1775 - 868 pages
...legislature of this ifland, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other inftrument than the executive power. — The other, and I think her nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial cbara£ic r ; in •which, as from the throne of heaven fhe fuperintends all the feveral inferior legiilatures,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1775 - 64 pages
...kgiflature of this ifland, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other infirument than the executive power. The other, and I think her nobler capacity is wb»t I call her imperial charaflcr ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhe fuperintends all... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1792 - 608 pages
...Legiflature of this ifland, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other inftrument than the executive power. The other, and I think her...character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhe fuperintends all the feveral inferior Legiflatures, and guides and controls them all without annfhilating... | |
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 604 pages
...legiflature of this ifland, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other inftrument than the executive power.— The other, and I think...character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhe fuperintends all the feveral inferior legiflatures, and guides, and controls them all without annihilating... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pages
...providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other inftrument than the executive power.—The other, and I think her nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial char acter; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhe fuperintends all the feveral inferior legiflatures,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pages
...legiflature of this ifland, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other inftrument than the executive power. — The other, and I think:...character; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhe fuperintends all the feveral inferior legiflatures, and guides, and controls 'them all without... | |
| John Adolphus - Great Britain - 1802 - 570 pages
...capacities: one as the " local legiflaturc of this iiland, providing for ** all things at home, immediately, and by no " other instrument than the executive power....character; in " which, as from the throne of heaven, flie *' fuperintends all the fevcral inferior le»;i(la" tu res, and guides aiul controuls them all... | |
| Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 462 pages
...legiflature of this ifland, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other inftrument than the executive power.; — The other, and I think...character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhel'uperintends all the feveral inferiour legiilatures, and guides, and controuls them all without... | |
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1806 - 522 pages
...capacities : one as the local legislature of this island, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other instrument than the executive power....throne of heaven, she superintends all the several inferiour legislatures, and guides, andcontroulsthemall without annihilating any. As all these provincial... | |
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