The Works of ... Edmund Burke, Volume 4F. & C. Rivington, 1803 |
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... governour general has even amufed himself and the court of directors in a very fingular letter to that board , in which he admits he has 1 has not been very delicate with regard to publick faith 26 SPEECH ON MR . FOX'S.
... governour general has even amufed himself and the court of directors in a very fingular letter to that board , in which he admits he has 1 has not been very delicate with regard to publick faith 26 SPEECH ON MR . FOX'S.
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... letter from Calcutta , that the rana of Gohud's agent would have reprefented thefe hoftilities ( which went hand in hand with the protecting treaty ) to Mr. Haftings ; but he was not admitted to his prefence . In this manner the company ...
... letter from Calcutta , that the rana of Gohud's agent would have reprefented thefe hoftilities ( which went hand in hand with the protecting treaty ) to Mr. Haftings ; but he was not admitted to his prefence . In this manner the company ...
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... ( if poffible ) the worfe evil of an ufelefs and licentious foldiery , than if they were the most contemptible of all trifles . A letter is written in confequence , in fuch a ftyle of lofty defpotism , as I in EAST - INDIA BILL : 47.
... ( if poffible ) the worfe evil of an ufelefs and licentious foldiery , than if they were the most contemptible of all trifles . A letter is written in confequence , in fuch a ftyle of lofty defpotism , as I in EAST - INDIA BILL : 47.
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... letter to the resident , ( written fo late as March laft ) " that " you will inform us if any , and what means , " have been taken for recovering the balance due " from the Begum [ Princess ] at Fizabad ; and “ that , " that , if ...
... letter to the resident , ( written fo late as March laft ) " that " you will inform us if any , and what means , " have been taken for recovering the balance due " from the Begum [ Princess ] at Fizabad ; and “ that , " that , if ...
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... letter to Mr. Popham , referring to somet letter written before to the fame effect , which I do not remember to have feen ; but it fhews his anx- iety on this subject . Hear himself : - " I think every ! " demand fhe has made on you ...
... letter to Mr. Popham , referring to somet letter written before to the fame effect , which I do not remember to have feen ; but it fhews his anx- iety on this subject . Hear himself : - " I think every ! " demand fhe has made on you ...
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Page 116 - He is traduced and abused for his supposed motives. He will remember, that obloquy is a necessary ingredient in the composition of all true glory : he will remember, that it was not only in the...
Page 30 - ... house in the kingdom that does not feel some concern and interest that makes all reform of our eastern government appear officious and disgusting; and, on the whole, a most discouraging attempt.
Page 248 - Then ensued a scene of woe, the like of which no eye had seen, no heart conceived, and which no tongue can adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of, were mercy to that new havoc.
Page 117 - These thoughts will support a mind, which only exists for honour, under the burthen of temporary reproach. He is doing indeed a great good ; such as rarely falls to the lot, and almost as rarely coincides with the desires, of any man. Let him use his time. Let him give the whole length of the reins to his benevolence. He is now on a great eminence, where the eyes of mankind are turned to him. He may live long, he may do much. But here is the summit. He never can exceed what he does this day.
Page 250 - Ali, and his more ferocious son, absolve themselves of their impious vow, that when the British armies traversed, as they did, the Carnatic for hundreds of miles in all directions, through the whole line of their march, they did not see one man, not one woman, not one child, not one four-footed beast of any description whatever. One dead uniform silence reigned over the whole region.
Page 255 - While they were performing this fundamental duty, whilst they were celebrating these mysteries of justice and humanity, they would have told the corps of fictitious creditors whose crimes were their claims, that they must keep an awful distance; that they must silence their inauspicious tongues; that they must hold...
Page 252 - ... and countries cultivated, will regard all this raving as it ought to be regarded. In order that the people, after a long period of vexation and plunder, may be in a condition to maintain government, government must begin by maintaining them.
Page 29 - Poverty, sterility, and desolation, are not a recreating prospect to the eye of man; and there are very few who can bear to grow old among the curses of a whole people. If their passion or their avarice...
Page 29 - ... profusion, or the rapine of a more powerful and prodigal hand, restored them to the people. With many disorders, and with few political checks upon power, nature had still fair play; the sources of acquisition were not dried up; and therefore the trade, the manufactures, and the commerce of the country flourished.
Page 247 - Carnatic an everlasting monument of vengeance, and to put perpetual desolation as a barrier between him and those, against whom the faith which holds the moral elements of the world together, was no protection.