Select British Eloquence: Embracing the Best Speeches Entire, of the Most Eminent Orators of Great Britain for the Last Two Centuries; with Sketches of Their Lives, an Estimate of Their Genius, and Notes, Critical and Explanatory |
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... sovereign - the oppression and depression of the subject — the exhausting of our treasures — the waste of our provisions - con- sumption of our ships - destruction of our men -these make the advantage to our enemies , not the reputation ...
... sovereign - the oppression and depression of the subject — the exhausting of our treasures — the waste of our provisions - con- sumption of our ships - destruction of our men -these make the advantage to our enemies , not the reputation ...
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... sovereign power with which his Majesty is intrusted , " he resisted its insertion , declaring , " If we admit of the addition , we leave the subject worse than we found him . These laws are not acquainted with ' Sovereign Power ...
... sovereign power with which his Majesty is intrusted , " he resisted its insertion , declaring , " If we admit of the addition , we leave the subject worse than we found him . These laws are not acquainted with ' Sovereign Power ...
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... sovereign . If he refuse the royal assent to a vote in Parliament , it can not be a law , though he has the sovereign's particular and positive instructions for it . I design not at this time to enter into the merits of any one ...
... sovereign . If he refuse the royal assent to a vote in Parliament , it can not be a law , though he has the sovereign's particular and positive instructions for it . I design not at this time to enter into the merits of any one ...
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... sovereign ; they will serve her faithfully , but upon their own terms ; they must have their own instruments , their own measures . This man must be turned out , and 6 A few words of explanation will make this de- scription clearer ...
... sovereign ; they will serve her faithfully , but upon their own terms ; they must have their own instruments , their own measures . This man must be turned out , and 6 A few words of explanation will make this de- scription clearer ...
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... sovereign , he would have chosen to have put himself into this condition long before this time . Since he has not thought fit to do so , it is our duty to endeavor to do it for him ; and , therefore , I shall conclude with moving ...
... sovereign , he would have chosen to have put himself into this condition long before this time . Since he has not thought fit to do so , it is our duty to endeavor to do it for him ; and , therefore , I shall conclude with moving ...
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