Annual Register, Band 27Edmund Burke 1787 |
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... must at the fame time be acknowledged , even fup- pofing the juftness of thefe and other objections admitted , that the empe- ror has , within the fmall number of years that have elapfed fince he arrived at undivided power by the death ...
... must at the fame time be acknowledged , even fup- pofing the juftness of thefe and other objections admitted , that the empe- ror has , within the fmall number of years that have elapfed fince he arrived at undivided power by the death ...
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... must inevitably be attended by a war with the emperor . Under thefe difcouraging circum- ftances , and the fate of the empire feeming to hang upon the refult , the Divan fpent eight fucceffive days , in the month of September 1782 ...
... must inevitably be attended by a war with the emperor . Under thefe difcouraging circum- ftances , and the fate of the empire feeming to hang upon the refult , the Divan fpent eight fucceffive days , in the month of September 1782 ...
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... must , at no great distance of time , inevitably take place ; and it was better to encounter the dan- ger while the enemy continued weak on one element , than to wait till he became irresistible both by fea and land . The public ...
... must , at no great distance of time , inevitably take place ; and it was better to encounter the dan- ger while the enemy continued weak on one element , than to wait till he became irresistible both by fea and land . The public ...
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... must be a work of time indeed and fubjected to numberless ha- zards , as well as difficulties , in its progrefs . ; It ftill remains to be feen , whe- ther the late treaty of pacification will be more lafting in its effects than the two ...
... must be a work of time indeed and fubjected to numberless ha- zards , as well as difficulties , in its progrefs . ; It ftill remains to be feen , whe- ther the late treaty of pacification will be more lafting in its effects than the two ...
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... must now revert to the first fet of refolutions , prefented by Mr. Dundas on the 15th of April 1782 , and containing the grounds of the refolution moved by him against Mr. Hornsby and Warren Haftings , Efq . In the fix firit of thefe ...
... must now revert to the first fet of refolutions , prefented by Mr. Dundas on the 15th of April 1782 , and containing the grounds of the refolution moved by him against Mr. Hornsby and Warren Haftings , Efq . In the fix firit of thefe ...
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Seite 115 - If a white man in travelling through our country, enters one of our cabins, we all treat him as I treat you; we dry him if he is wet, we warm him if he is cold, and give him meat and drink, that he may allay his...
Seite 115 - This made it clear to me that my suspicion was right, and that whatever they pretended of meeting to learn good things, the real purpose was to consult how to cheat Indians in the price of beaver.
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