The state of the nation, in a series of letters to the duke of Bedford1805 |
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Page 5
... favour of reposing confidence in men , merely because our sovereign has made them ministers . The time however came , when the people , ceasing to have confidence in the author and conductor of the American war , their opinion was made ...
... favour of reposing confidence in men , merely because our sovereign has made them ministers . The time however came , when the people , ceasing to have confidence in the author and conductor of the American war , their opinion was made ...
Page 7
... favoured the call of their family to the throne ; as indeed persons holding such principles , seemed the most proper ... favour at court at any period of the present reign ; and how long any whig minister , who did not abandon his ...
... favoured the call of their family to the throne ; as indeed persons holding such principles , seemed the most proper ... favour at court at any period of the present reign ; and how long any whig minister , who did not abandon his ...
Page 11
... favour at court . successor in the Treasury superseded him on the 2d . day of August in that year . A Things in America , were now , however , for some time suffered to go on without any new irritation , while the people there could not ...
... favour at court . successor in the Treasury superseded him on the 2d . day of August in that year . A Things in America , were now , however , for some time suffered to go on without any new irritation , while the people there could not ...
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... favour of septennial parliaments ; ' nor were such arguments ever heard of , until the true . constitutional principle had been set aside , by the sta- tute of 6 William and Mary , c . 2. for giving parlia ments a three years ...
... favour of septennial parliaments ; ' nor were such arguments ever heard of , until the true . constitutional principle had been set aside , by the sta- tute of 6 William and Mary , c . 2. for giving parlia ments a three years ...
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... favoured , I find this number to be considerably under the true one ; for it appears that in 1799 , the number of seamen was 63,500 . ought not now to be estimated at fewer than eighty B2 19 increasing difficulties of subsisting. The ...
... favoured , I find this number to be considerably under the true one ; for it appears that in 1799 , the number of seamen was 63,500 . ought not now to be estimated at fewer than eighty B2 19 increasing difficulties of subsisting. The ...
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abuse act of parliament America army Author Benfield bill borough factions bribed Burke Burke's cause civil considered controul corruption counsels crown despotism disgraced dishonour Duke DUKE OF BEDFORD election enemy energy England English constitution Englishmen evil expence favour feelings France freedom French friends grievances hands honour house of commons house of lords house of parliament hundred impeachment influence jury justice king legislative LETTER Lord Melville Lord North Lord Rockingham Lord Sidmouth means members of parliament ment military branch mind minister ministry nation nature noble object opinion oppression parlia parliamentary reformation party patriot peace persons Pitt Pitt's placemen political liberty popular present discontents pretended whig principles recollect redress representation respect restored rotten boroughs shew Sir William Jones speech statesmen statute surprized thing thousand throne tion usurpation virtue virtuous vote whole wisdom