The Memoirs, Private and Political, of Daniel O'Connell, Esq., from the Year 1776 to the Close of the Proceedings in Parliament for the Repeal of the Union: Compiled from Official Documents |
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... House of Commons , and the extent of time for which , members were elected . Roman Catholics were excluded from Parlia- ment , and the members of the House of Commons were elected for the life of the reigning sovereign . The ...
... House of Commons , and the extent of time for which , members were elected . Roman Catholics were excluded from Parlia- ment , and the members of the House of Commons were elected for the life of the reigning sovereign . The ...
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... House of Commons had to teach a new code of morality , and voted the profession of an informer to be " an honourable office . " All excuses were adopted to renew the rigour of the laws , and a ready one was found in such a circumstance ...
... House of Commons had to teach a new code of morality , and voted the profession of an informer to be " an honourable office . " All excuses were adopted to renew the rigour of the laws , and a ready one was found in such a circumstance ...
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... House of Commons on the 26th . of May , and in the course of his speech observed , that he was empowered to make a proposition to the House on the part of the petitioners , which would remove all danger that might be apprehended from ...
... House of Commons on the 26th . of May , and in the course of his speech observed , that he was empowered to make a proposition to the House on the part of the petitioners , which would remove all danger that might be apprehended from ...
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... House , or in the constitution of that House itself . Are you aware , that of what is called the House of Commons , 82 Peers nominate 300 , and 123 Com- moners nominate 187 , and thus you have out of 658 members , 487 actually nominated ...
... House , or in the constitution of that House itself . Are you aware , that of what is called the House of Commons , 82 Peers nominate 300 , and 123 Com- moners nominate 187 , and thus you have out of 658 members , 487 actually nominated ...
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... house of mourning , than to the house of feasting , " for that is the end of all men , and the living will lay it to his heart . " I amused myself the greater part of the evening with look- ing over the books in the library . They were ...
... house of mourning , than to the house of feasting , " for that is the end of all men , and the living will lay it to his heart . " I amused myself the greater part of the evening with look- ing over the books in the library . They were ...
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