The Letters of Junius, Volume 2,Parte 2J. Wheble, in Pater-Noster Row, 1770 - 232 páginas |
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Junius. moft moderate dispositions to make common cause ,, even with a man whose conduct they cenfure , if they fee him perfecuted in a way which the real fpirit of the laws will not justify . The facts on which these marks are founded ...
Junius. moft moderate dispositions to make common cause ,, even with a man whose conduct they cenfure , if they fee him perfecuted in a way which the real fpirit of the laws will not justify . The facts on which these marks are founded ...
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... whose bravery at Manilla your own fortune had been established . You complained , you threatened , you even appealed to the public in print . By what accident did it happen , that in the midst of all this buftle , and all thefe clamours ...
... whose bravery at Manilla your own fortune had been established . You complained , you threatened , you even appealed to the public in print . By what accident did it happen , that in the midst of all this buftle , and all thefe clamours ...
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... whose bravery at Manilla my own for- tunes were established ; that I complained , that I even appealed to the public . I did fo ; I glory in having done fo , as I had an undoubted right to vindicate my own character , attacked by a ...
... whose bravery at Manilla my own for- tunes were established ; that I complained , that I even appealed to the public . I did fo ; I glory in having done fo , as I had an undoubted right to vindicate my own character , attacked by a ...
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... whose pardon would have healed all our di- vifions ? Have you quite forgotten that this man was once your Grace's friend ? Or is to mur- derers only that you will extend the mercy of the C - n ? These are questions you will not answer ...
... whose pardon would have healed all our di- vifions ? Have you quite forgotten that this man was once your Grace's friend ? Or is to mur- derers only that you will extend the mercy of the C - n ? These are questions you will not answer ...
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... whose interests you have fordidly united your own , and for whom you have facrificed every thing that ought to be dear to a man of honour . They are still base enough to encourage the follies of your age , as they once did the vices of ...
... whose interests you have fordidly united your own , and for whom you have facrificed every thing that ought to be dear to a man of honour . They are still base enough to encourage the follies of your age , as they once did the vices of ...
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abfolutely adminiſtration affections affured againſt anſwer army becauſe cafe caufe cauſe character conduct confequences confider conftitution contempt declared deferves difgrace dignity Duke election eſtabliſhed expence expulfion fafe falfe fame fecurity feems fenfe ferved fervice fhall fince firft firſt fituation foldiers fome fpirit friends friendſhip ftand ftate ftill fubjects fuch fuffered fufficient fupport fyftem Grace himſelf honeft honour houfe houſe of commons incapacity inftance infult intereft itſelf juftice Junius King laft laſt leaſt lefs LETTER Lord Lord Bute Lord Chatham Lord Granby Lord North Lord Rockingham Luttrell Majefty meaſures ment minifter miniftry moft moſt muft muſt myſelf paffions parliament perfon poffible prefent preferve principles profeffion puniſhment purpoſe queftion racter reaſon refolution refpect regiment reprefent ſeems ſet ſhall ſhould Sir William Draper ſome ſpeak ſtate ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion underſtanding virtue votes whofe whoſe Wilkes yourſelf
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