The state of the nation, in a series of letters to the duke of Bedford1805 |
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... friend of liberty , and a promoter of the happiness of his species : but doubtless a zest is given to patriotism , when it recalls to public recollection an illustrious ancestor , who , for the eminence of his vir- tue , fell a ...
... friend of liberty , and a promoter of the happiness of his species : but doubtless a zest is given to patriotism , when it recalls to public recollection an illustrious ancestor , who , for the eminence of his vir- tue , fell a ...
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... friends , although others thought them the king's worst enemies . But the efficient few , to whose sycophancy and insidious whisperings , the secret springs of court counsels were attributed , were not un- aptly denominated the faction ...
... friends , although others thought them the king's worst enemies . But the efficient few , to whose sycophancy and insidious whisperings , the secret springs of court counsels were attributed , were not un- aptly denominated the faction ...
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... friends of liberty , aud sanction the favourite system , a hypocriti- cal affectation was played off at court , as if the faction aud their principles had fallen into disfavour , and the reins of government were put into the hands of ...
... friends of liberty , aud sanction the favourite system , a hypocriti- cal affectation was played off at court , as if the faction aud their principles had fallen into disfavour , and the reins of government were put into the hands of ...
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... friends of liberty ever to repose political and unreserved confidence in men , however able or specious , however learned or ap- parently moral , if there be rooted in the heart a bigot- ted attachment to arbitrary principles of ...
... friends of liberty ever to repose political and unreserved confidence in men , however able or specious , however learned or ap- parently moral , if there be rooted in the heart a bigot- ted attachment to arbitrary principles of ...
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... friend , whose fundamental prin- ciple of government and theirs was precisely the same , laid the foundations they wanted for their future pro- ceedings , than they instantly , and with very little cere- mony , removed him and his friends ...
... friend , whose fundamental prin- ciple of government and theirs was precisely the same , laid the foundations they wanted for their future pro- ceedings , than they instantly , and with very little cere- mony , removed him and his friends ...
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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