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" The virtue, spirit, and essence of a House of Commons consists in its being the express image of the feelings of the nation. It was not instituted to be a control upon the people, as of late it has been taught, by a doctrine of the most pernicious tendency.... "
The Speeches of the Hon. Thomas Erskine: (now Lord Erskine), when at the Bar ... - Page 45
by Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1810
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The Gentleman's and London Magazine: Or Monthly Chronologer, 1741-1794

1741 - 858 pages
...two fymptoms : in I! , a rule of indifcriminate fupport to all minifters ; becaufe this dethe exprefs image of the feelings of the nation. It was not instituted to be a controul upon the people, as of late it has been (aught, by a doclrine of the molt pernicious tendency....
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke: A vindication of natural ...

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...all forms. The virtue, spirit, and essence of a House of Commons consists in its being the express image of the feelings of the nation. It was not instituted to be a control upon the people, as of late it has been taught, by a doctrine of the most pernicious tendency. It was designed as a control for...
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The Trial of John Horne Tooke for High Treason: At the Sessions ..., Volume 1

Joseph Gurney - Political crimes and offenses - 1795 - 480 pages
...its being the exprefs image of the feelings of the " nation. It was not inftituted to be a controul UPON the " people, as of late has been taught, by a doctrine of the moft " pernicious tendency, but was defigned as a controul FOR the " people. It was fuppofed originally...
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The Trial of John Horne Tooke, for High Treason: At the Sessions ..., Volume 1

1795 - 472 pages
...its being the exprefs image of the feelings of the w nation. It was not inftituted to be a controul UPON the " people, as of late has been taught, by a doctrine of the mofl w pernicious tendency, but was defigned as a controul FOR the ** people. It was fuppofed originally...
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Maxims and Opinions: Moral, Political, and Economical, with Characters from ...

Edmund Burke - Political science - 1804 - 228 pages
...all forms. The virtue, spirit, and essence of a house of commons consists in its being the express image of the feelings of the nation. It was not instituted to be a controul 'upon the people, as of late it has been taught, by a doctrine of the most pernicious tendency....
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Maxims and opinions, moral, political and economical, with ..., Volume 1

Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...all forms. The virtue, spirit, and essence of a house of commons consists in its being the express image of the feelings of the nation. It was not instituted to be a controul upon the people, as of late it has been taught, by a doctrine of the most pernicious tendency....
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The State of the Nation: In a Series of Letters to His Grace, the Duke of ...

John Cartwright - Bedford, John Russell, 6th Duke of, 1766-1839 - 1805 - 194 pages
...— " The virtue, spirit, " and essence of a house of commons, consists in its " being the express image of the feelings of the nation. " It was not instituted to be a controul upon the peo" pie, as of late it has been taught, by a doctrine of "the most pernicious tendency....
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1806 - 522 pages
...all forms. The virtue, spirit, and essence of a house of commons consists in its being the express image of the feelings of the nation. It was not instituted to be a controul upon the people, as of late it has been taught, by a doctrine of the most pernicious tendency....
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The British Cicero: Or, A Selection of the Most Admired Speeches ..., Volume 1

Oratory - 1808 - 540 pages
...OF A HOUSE OF COMMONS CONSIST IN ITS BEING THE EXPRESS IMAGE OF THE FEELINGS OF THE NATION. It W3S not instituted to be a control upon the people, as of late it has been taught, by a doctrine of the most pernicious tendency, but as a control for the people....
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The British Cicero: Or, A Selection of the Most Admired Speeches ..., Volume 1

Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - Oratory - 1810 - 514 pages
...in all forms. THE VIRTUE, SPIRIT, AND ESSENCE OF A HOUSE OF COMMONS CONSIST IN ITS BEING THE EXPRESS IMAGE OF THE •FEELINGS OF THE NATION. It was not...instituted to be a control upon the people, as of late it has been taught, by a doctrine of the most pernicious tendency, but as a control for the people....
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