| Edward Shepherd Creasy - 1856 - 384 páginas
...Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire in two capacities ; one, as the local legislation of this island, providing for all things at home,...which, as from the throne of heaven, she superintends ah1 the several inferior legislatures, and guides and controls them all without annihilating any."... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1860 - 644 páginas
...things in the world. The parliament of Great Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire in two was, ot how it was administered ? Can I now congratulate...the same nation upon its freedom! Is it because li hy no other instrument than the executive power.— The other, and I think her nohler capacity, is... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1897 - 876 páginas
...p. 474.) of her extensive empire in two capacities : one, as the local legislature of this island ; the other, and I think her nobler capacity is what I call her imperial character.' (Surely Burke must hav< been Lord Beaconsfield after all !) ' My hold of the Colonies is ii the close... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1862 - 460 páginas
...her extensive empire in two capacitiesj.one as the local legislature of tluslsland, jirflyiding lor all things at home, immediately, and by no other instrument...power. The other, and I think her nobler capacity, is whatj call _her. imgcriaT'CMracter ; in which, as from the throne oTEeaven, she superintends all the... | |
| Sidney George Fisher - 1862 - 414 páginas
...things in the world. 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, and by no other instrument than the Executive power. The other, — and, I think, her nobler capacity,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1865 - 592 páginas
...things in the world. The Parliament of Great Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire in two capacities. One as the local legislature of this island,...throne of heaven, she superintends all the several inferior legislatures, and guides and controls them all without annihilating any. As all these provincial... | |
| Edmund Salusbury Ffoulkes - 1865 - 320 páginas
...The parliament of Great Britain,' says Mr. Burke, ' sits at the head of her extensive empire in two capacities ; one as the local legislature of this...throne of Heaven, she superintends all the several inferior legislatures, and guides and controls them all without annihilating any. As all these provincial... | |
| Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1875 - 968 páginas
...things in the world. The Parliament of Great Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire in two ly to a great deal more than this ; and it hath consequentially...operation upon the Corporation Act in particular. thnn the executive power. The ether, and, I think, her nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 páginas
...things in the world. The Parliament of Great Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire in two inferior legislatures, and guides and controls them all, without annihilating any. As all these provincial... | |
| Robert Cochrane - 1877 - 560 páginas
...things in the world. The Parliament of Great Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire in two capacities : one as the local legislature of this...throne of heaven, she superintends all the several inferior legislatures, and guides and controls them all without annihilating any. As all these provincial... | |
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