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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... gave encouragement to children to anticipate the inheritance . For it is provided , that the eldest son of any Papist shall , immediately on his conformity , change entirely the nature and properties of his father's legal estate ; if he ...
... gave encouragement to children to anticipate the inheritance . For it is provided , that the eldest son of any Papist shall , immediately on his conformity , change entirely the nature and properties of his father's legal estate ; if he ...
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... gave us our nature , and in giving impressed an invariable law upon it . It would be hard to point out any error more truly subversive of all the order and beauty , of all the peace and happiness , of human society , than the position ...
... gave us our nature , and in giving impressed an invariable law upon it . It would be hard to point out any error more truly subversive of all the order and beauty , of all the peace and happiness , of human society , than the position ...
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... gave the act of the 11th of Queen Anne the least degree of opposition in any one stage of its progress . What is rather the fact , many of the queen's servants encouraged it , recommended it , were in reality the true authors of its ...
... gave the act of the 11th of Queen Anne the least degree of opposition in any one stage of its progress . What is rather the fact , many of the queen's servants encouraged it , recommended it , were in reality the true authors of its ...
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... gave rise to it originally , and which , they appre- ` hend , would return if this system were overturned . Whilst , say they , the Papists of this kingdom were possessed of landed property , and of the influence consequent to such ...
... gave rise to it originally , and which , they appre- ` hend , would return if this system were overturned . Whilst , say they , the Papists of this kingdom were possessed of landed property , and of the influence consequent to such ...
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... gave me no pleasure to hear of the dissolution of the committee . There were in it a majority , to my knowledge , of very sober , well - intentioned men ; and there were none in it but such who , if not continually goaded and irritated ...
... gave me no pleasure to hear of the dissolution of the committee . There were in it a majority , to my knowledge , of very sober , well - intentioned men ; and there were none in it but such who , if not continually goaded and irritated ...
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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.