Junius: Stat Nominis Umbra, Volume 1Henry Sampson Woodfall, in Pater Noster Row, 1772 |
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... These noble peers , ( whose names are a reproach to their pofterity ) have , in this inftance , folemnly denied the power of parliament to alter the conftitution . Under a particular propofition , they have afferted a gene- ral truth ...
... These noble peers , ( whose names are a reproach to their pofterity ) have , in this inftance , folemnly denied the power of parliament to alter the conftitution . Under a particular propofition , they have afferted a gene- ral truth ...
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... These are truths unquestionable . - If they make no impreffion , it is because they are too vulgar and notorious . But the inattention or indifference of the nation has continued too long . You are roufed at laft to a fenfe of your ...
... These are truths unquestionable . - If they make no impreffion , it is because they are too vulgar and notorious . But the inattention or indifference of the nation has continued too long . You are roufed at laft to a fenfe of your ...
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... these reasons , I give to Mr. Henry Sampfon Woodfall , and to him alone , my right , intereft , and property in thefe let- ters , as fully and compleatly , to all intents and purposes , as an author can poffibly convey his property in ...
... these reasons , I give to Mr. Henry Sampfon Woodfall , and to him alone , my right , intereft , and property in thefe let- ters , as fully and compleatly , to all intents and purposes , as an author can poffibly convey his property in ...
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... these letters are fuppofed to be diftin- guished , feems to require that fomething fe- rious fhould be faid in their defence . I am no lawyer by profeffion , nor do I pretend to be more deeply read , than every English gen- tleman ...
... these letters are fuppofed to be diftin- guished , feems to require that fomething fe- rious fhould be faid in their defence . I am no lawyer by profeffion , nor do I pretend to be more deeply read , than every English gen- tleman ...
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... these are not times to admit of any relaxation in the little difcipline we have left . to så How eling s BUT it is alledged , that the licentiousness of the prefs is carried beyond all bounds of decency and truth that our excellent , mi ...
... these are not times to admit of any relaxation in the little difcipline we have left . to så How eling s BUT it is alledged , that the licentiousness of the prefs is carried beyond all bounds of decency and truth that our excellent , mi ...
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adminiſtration affert againſt anſwer becauſe cafe candidate caufe cauſe character conduct confefs confequence confider conftitution courſe court decifion declared defend deferved Duke of Bedford Duke of Grafton election eſtabliſhed expelled expulfion fact fafely faid falfe fame feems fenfe fervice fhall fhould firft firſt fome fpirit friends friendſhip ftate ftill ftrictly fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fupport fures fyftem Grace himſelf honeft honour houfe houſe of commons incapacity inftance infult intereft itſelf juftice Junius Junius's jury King laft laſt law of parliament leaſt LETTER Lord Bute Lord Chatham Lord Granby Lord Mansfield meaſures ment minifter miniftry moft moſt muft muſt neceffary never obferve perfon poffible prefent prefs propofition puniſhment purpoſe queftion racter re-elected reafon refolution refpect ſay ſeems ſhall Sir William Draper ſome ſpeak ſtate ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion underſtanding uſe vote Walpole whofe Wilkes yourſelf
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Página 165 - ... as the encroachments of prerogative. He would be as little capable of bargaining with the minister for places for himself or his dependents, as of descending to mix himself in the intrigues of opposition.
Página 78 - First lived and died a hypocrite. Charles the Second was a hypocrite of another sort, and should have died upon the same scaffold. At the distance of a century, we see their different characters happily revived and blended in your Grace. Sullen and severe, without religion, profligate without gaiety, you live like Charles the Second, without being an amiable companion; and, for aught I know, may die as his father did, without the reputation of a martyr.
Página 164 - ... which he might have acquired, not only in parliament, but through the whole kingdom : — compare these glorious distinctions with the...
Página 23 - ... This, sir, is the detail. In one view, behold a nation overwhelmed with debt ; her revenues wasted ; her trade declining ; the affections of her colonies alienated ; the duty of the magistrate transferred to the soldiery ; a gallant army, which never fought unwillingly but against their fellowsubjects, mouldering away for want of the direction of a man of common abilities and spirit...
Página 162 - Cautious therefore of giving offence where you have so little deserved it, I shall leave the illustration of your virtues to other hands. Your friends have a privilege to play upon the easiness of your temper, or possibly they are better acquainted with your good qualities than I am.
Página 101 - His views and situation required a creature void of all these properties ; and he was forced to go through every division, resolution, composition, and refinement of political chemistry, before he happily arrived at the caput mortuum of vitriol in your Grace. Flat and insipid in your retired state, but, brought into action, you become vitriol again. Such are the extremes of alternate indolence or fury which have governed your whole administration.
Página 99 - You have now carried things too far to retreat. You have plainly declared to the people what they are to expect from the continuance of your administration.
Página iv - Let it be impressed upon your minds, let it be instilled into your children, that the liberty of the press is the palladium of all the civil, political, and religious rights of an Englishman...
Página 104 - WITH what force, my Lord, with what protection, are you prepared to meet the united detestation of the people of England ? The city of London has given a generous example to the kingdom, in what manner a King of this country ought to be...
Página 5 - It is not the disorder, but the physician — it is not a casual concurrence of calamitous circumstances, it is the pernicious hand of government — which alone can make a whole people desperate.