The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke ...: Miscellaneous speeches, letters, and fragments. Abridgement of English history, etc. With a general indexG. Bell & sons, 1890 |
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... Election 126 On a Bill for Shortening the Duration of Parliaments 132 On the Reform of the Representation in the House of Commons 144 On the Powers of Juries in Prosecutions for Libels 154 A Letter on the same subject 165 On a Bill for ...
... Election 126 On a Bill for Shortening the Duration of Parliaments 132 On the Reform of the Representation in the House of Commons 144 On the Powers of Juries in Prosecutions for Libels 154 A Letter on the same subject 165 On a Bill for ...
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... a petition to parliament for shortening the duration of par- liaments , and for a more equal representation of the people in the House of Commons . VOL . VI . 3 sufficiently numerous , and that the elections are not suf.
... a petition to parliament for shortening the duration of par- liaments , and for a more equal representation of the people in the House of Commons . VOL . VI . 3 sufficiently numerous , and that the elections are not suf.
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Edmund Burke. sufficiently numerous , and that the elections are not suf ficiently frequent : that a hundred new knights of the shire ought to be added ; and that we are to have a new election once in three years for certain , and as ...
Edmund Burke. sufficiently numerous , and that the elections are not suf ficiently frequent : that a hundred new knights of the shire ought to be added ; and that we are to have a new election once in three years for certain , and as ...
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... election on election , will be things advantageous to liberty or good government . This is the present condition of my mind ; and this is my apology for not going as fast as others may choose to go in this business . I do not by any ...
... election on election , will be things advantageous to liberty or good government . This is the present condition of my mind ; and this is my apology for not going as fast as others may choose to go in this business . I do not by any ...
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... election of the kingdom at this time . By preserving this right , and exercising it with temper and moderation , I trust I cannot offend the noble proposer , for whom no man professes , or feels , more re- spect and regard than I do . A ...
... election of the kingdom at this time . By preserving this right , and exercising it with temper and moderation , I trust I cannot offend the noble proposer , for whom no man professes , or feels , more re- spect and regard than I do . A ...
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