The state of the nation, in a series of letters to the duke of Bedford1805 |
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... voting ; such exactly as we have recently witnessed , in the disgraceful proceedings for screening from justice , a minister , who , by an infamous breach 1 Answered by Internal Evidence , in 1784. 2 Answered by Letters to W Paley ...
... voting ; such exactly as we have recently witnessed , in the disgraceful proceedings for screening from justice , a minister , who , by an infamous breach 1 Answered by Internal Evidence , in 1784. 2 Answered by Letters to W Paley ...
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... votes for carrying the Union in 1800 ( Mr. Pitt then also holding his present employments , and his Lordship holding ... voted for the navy , one third of it is swallowed up in abuse and corruption of one kind or another , and know it to ...
... votes for carrying the Union in 1800 ( Mr. Pitt then also holding his present employments , and his Lordship holding ... voted for the navy , one third of it is swallowed up in abuse and corruption of one kind or another , and know it to ...
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... voted . With these votes staring us in the face , do we want Moses and the pro- phets to preach parliamentary reformation ? Or shall we call from the patriot dead , a Savile , a Shippen , or a Marvel , to reproach us with our depravity ...
... voted . With these votes staring us in the face , do we want Moses and the pro- phets to preach parliamentary reformation ? Or shall we call from the patriot dead , a Savile , a Shippen , or a Marvel , to reproach us with our depravity ...
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... votes as in the proportion of 50 to 190 , his whole nun- ber would then have been only 87 , in which case the majority against him would have been two hundred and four , instead of gaining his point by two . A writer of eminence in the ...
... votes as in the proportion of 50 to 190 , his whole nun- ber would then have been only 87 , in which case the majority against him would have been two hundred and four , instead of gaining his point by two . A writer of eminence in the ...
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... votes to the minister , it would hen follow that the number of his friends " under no isible influence , " would ... voted , even with scarcely a debate or division , hundreds of millions in prosecuting the wars of factions to the misery ...
... votes to the minister , it would hen follow that the number of his friends " under no isible influence , " would ... voted , even with scarcely a debate or division , hundreds of millions in prosecuting the wars of factions to the misery ...
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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