The Parliament of Great Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire in two capacities. One as the local legislature of this island, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other instrument than the executive power. The other, and... The Quarterly Review - Pagina 506geredigeerd door - 1826Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pagina’s
...Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire in two capacities : one as the local legislature of this island, providing for all things at home, immediately,...the several inferior legislatures, and guides and controls them all, without annihilating any. As all these provincial legislatures are only co-ordinate... | |
| 1775 - 868 pagina’s
...legislature of this ifland, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other inftrument than the executive power. — The other, and I think her nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial cbara£ic r ; in •which, as from the throne of heaven fhe fuperintends all the feveral inferior legiilatures,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1775 - 64 pagina’s
...kgiflature of this ifland, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other infirument than the executive power. The other, and I think her nobler capacity is wb»t I call her imperial charaflcr ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhe fuperintends all... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1792 - 604 pagina’s
...legiflature of this ifland, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other inftrument than the executive power.— The other, and I think...character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhe fuperintends all the feveral inferior legiflatures, and guides, and controls them all without annihilating... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - 1792 - 608 pagina’s
...Legiflature of this ifland, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other inftrument than the executive power. The other, and I think her...character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhe fuperintends all the feveral inferior Legiflatures, and guides and controls them all without annfhilating... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pagina’s
...providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other inftrument than the executive power.—The other, and I think her nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial char acter; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhe fuperintends all the feveral inferior legiflatures,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pagina’s
...legiflature of this ifland, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other inftrument than the executive power. — The other, and I think:...character; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhe fuperintends all the feveral inferior legiflatures, and guides, and controls 'them all without... | |
| John Adolphus - 1802 - 570 pagina’s
...head of her exr " ten five empire in two capacities: one as the " local legiflaturc of this iiland, providing for ** all things at home, immediately,...character; in " which, as from the throne of heaven, flie *' fuperintends all the fevcral inferior le»;i(la" tu res, and guides aiul controuls them all... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1803 - 462 pagina’s
...legiflature of this ifland, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other inftrument than the executive power.; — The other, and I think...character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhel'uperintends all the feveral inferiour legiilatures, and guides, and controuls them all without... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1806 - 522 pagina’s
...Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire in two capacities : one as the local legislature of this island, providing for all things at home, immediately,...throne of heaven, she superintends all the several inferiour legislatures, and guides, andcontroulsthemall without annihilating any. As all these provincial... | |
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