 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pagina’s
...civil dissensions which may, from time to time, ou great questions, agitate the several communities which compose a great empire. It looks to me to be...of drawing up an indictment against a whole people. I cannot insult and ridicule the feelings of millions of my fellow-creatures, as Sir Edward Coke insulted... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 676 pagina’s
...diflentions which may, from time to time, on great queftions, agitate the feveral communities which compofe a great empire. It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic, to apply the ordinary ideas of criminal juftice to this great public conteft. I do not know the method of drawing up an indictment againft... | |
 | 1792 - 650 pagina’s
...which may, from time to time, •on great queftionc, agitate the Jeveral communities which compofe a great empire. It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic to apply tlie ordinary ideas of criminal juflice 10 •this great public conteft. I do not knvw the .metttd... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pagina’s
...diffentions which may, from time to time, on great queftions, agitate the feveral communities which compote a great empire. It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic, to apply the ordinary ideas of criminal juftice to this great public conteft. I do not knew the method of drawing up an indictment againft... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pagina’s
...exposes as impossible in \ the execution, and consequently absurd in the attempt. ' I,' says he, ' do not know the method of drawing up an indictment against a whole people.' He went on to other effects which might be expected from perseverance in an endeavour which the colonies... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 212 pagina’s
...civil dissentious which may, from time to time, on great questions, agitate the several communities which compose a great empire. It looks to me to be...of drawing up an indictment against a whole people. I cannot insult and ridicule the feelings of millions of my fellow creatures, as Sir Edward Coke insulted... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 560 pagina’s
...civil dissentions which may, from time to time, on great questions, agitate the several communities which compose a great empire. It looks to me to be narrow and pedantick, to apply the ordinary ideas of criminal justice to this great publick contest. I do not... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 pagina’s
...civil dissentions which may, from time to time, on great questions, agitate the several communities which compose a great empire. It looks to me to be narrow and pedantick, to apply the ordinary ideas of criminal justice to this great publick contest. I do not... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 pagina’s
...civil dissentions which may, from time to time, on great questions, agitate the several communities which compose a great empire. It looks to me to be narrow and pedantick, to apply the ordinary ideas of criminal justice to this great publick contest. I do not... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1813 - 768 pagina’s
...civil dissentions which maj', from time to time, on great questions, agitate the several communities •which compose a great empire. It looks to me to...of drawing up an indictment against a whole people. I cannot insult and ridicule the feelings of millions of my fellow creatures, as sir Edward Coke insulted... | |
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It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic to apply the ordinary ideas of criminal justice to this great public contest. I do not know the method of drawing up an indictment against a whole people. 
