The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke ...: Miscellaneous speeches, letters, and fragments. Abridgment of English history, etc. With a general indexG. Bell & sons, 1890 - Political science |
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... Crown ; the other half goes to the informer . It ought here to be remarked , that this mode of convic- tion not only concludes the party has failed in his expurga- tory proof , but it is sufficient also to subject to the penalties and ...
... Crown ; the other half goes to the informer . It ought here to be remarked , that this mode of convic- tion not only concludes the party has failed in his expurga- tory proof , but it is sufficient also to subject to the penalties and ...
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... Crown . The only exception to this law is a licence from the lord- lieutenant and council to carry arms , which by its nature is extremely limited , and I do not suppose there are six persons now in the kingdom who have been fortunate ...
... Crown . The only exception to this law is a licence from the lord- lieutenant and council to carry arms , which by its nature is extremely limited , and I do not suppose there are six persons now in the kingdom who have been fortunate ...
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... Crown of England . If this was not directly the fact , this at least seems very pro- bable , that papal authority was much lower in Ireland than in other countries . This union was made under the author- ity of an arbitrary grant of ...
... Crown of England . If this was not directly the fact , this at least seems very pro- bable , that papal authority was much lower in Ireland than in other countries . This union was made under the author- ity of an arbitrary grant of ...
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... Crown had a share in passing those acts , the public faith was unquestionably broken . In Ire- land such a breach on the part of the Crown was much more unpardonable in administration than it would have been here . They have in Ireland ...
... Crown had a share in passing those acts , the public faith was unquestionably broken . In Ire- land such a breach on the part of the Crown was much more unpardonable in administration than it would have been here . They have in Ireland ...
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... Crown in direct violation of those articles so solemnly and so recently executed , which by the constitution they had full authority to execute ? It may be further objected , that when the Irish requested the ratification of parliament ...
... Crown in direct violation of those articles so solemnly and so recently executed , which by the constitution they had full authority to execute ? It may be further objected , that when the Irish requested the ratification of parliament ...
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Page 107 - And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.