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 I think her nobler capacity,... History of the English People - Page 249de John Richard Green - 1882Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pages
...instrument than the executive power. — The other, and I think her nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial character ; in which, as from the throne...guides and controls them all, without annihilating any. As all these provincial legislatures are only co-ordinate to each other, they ought all to be subordinate... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1806 - 522 pages
...instrument than the executive power. — The other, and I think her nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, she superintends all the several inferiour legislatures, and guides, andcontroulsthemall without annihilating any. As all these provincial... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 pages
...instrument than the executive power. The other, and I think her nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, she superintends all the several inferiour legislatures, and guides, and controls them all vvidiout annihilating any. As all these provincial... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1816 - 540 pages
...executive power. — The other, and I think her nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial characters in which, as from the throne of heaven, she superintends...the several inferior legislatures, and guides and controuls them all without annihilating any. As all these provincial legislatures are only co-ordinate... | |
| Henry Nelson Coleridge - 1826 - 348 pages
...instrument than the executive power ; the other, and I think her nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial character ; in which, as from the throne...guides and controls them all without annihilating any. As all these provincial legislatures are only co-ordinate to each other, they ought all to be subordinate... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1826 - 624 pages
...instrument than the executive power ; the other, and I think her nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial character , in which, as from the throne...the several inferior legislatures, and guides and controuls them all without annihilating any. As all these provincial legislatures are only co-ordinate... | |
| Henry Nelson Coleridge - 1832 - 334 pages
...»«ji Tau Kapiau, iln Soi/Xos, tri iktuttfet. . . whether a slave or whether a freeman. what I call her imperial character ; in which, as from the throne...guides and controls them all without annihilating any. As all these provincial legislatures are only coordinate to each other, they ought all to be subordinate... | |
| Henry Nelson Coleridge - 1832 - 340 pages
...TOU THuptou, tlri SayXaj, trt \Kl9Qi^os. , . whether a slave or whether a freeman. -what I call her imperial character ; in which, as from the throne...superintends all the several inferior legislatures, anil guides and controls them all without annihilating any. As all these provincial legislatures are... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1834 - 740 pages
...instrument than the executive power. — The other, and I think her nobler capacity, is what I caliber imperial character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, she superintends all the several inf.. riour legislatures, and guides and controuls them all, without annihilating any. As all these... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1834 - 744 pages
...instrument than the executive power. — the other, and I think her nobler capacity, is what I caliber imperial character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, she superintends all the several int'eriour legislatures, and guides and controuls them all, without annihilating any. As all these... | |
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