 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...  Are Legislatures Parliaments?: A Study and Review - Page 4by Fennings Taylor - 1879 - 208 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pages
...rights, to be just the most reconcilable things in the world. The parliament of Great Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire in two capacities...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... | |
 | 1775 - 868 pages
...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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1775 - 64 pages
...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 pages
...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 nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhe fuperintends all the feveral... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1792 - 608 pages
...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 nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhe fuperintends all the feveral... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pages
...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 nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial character; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhe fuperintends all the feveral... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1802 - 570 pages
...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,...other, and I think her nobler capacity, " is what I call her imperial character; in " which, as from the throne of heaven, flie *' fuperintends all the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 462 pages
...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 nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, fhel'uperintends all the feveral... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1806 - 522 pages
...rights, to be just the most reconcileable things in the world. The parliament «f Great Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire in two capacities...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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1806 - 520 pages
...things in the world. The parliament of Great Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire iatwo capacities : one as the local legislature of this...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... | |
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