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... present opposition of the city of London to the whole body of the British legis- lature , and then judge how it must be oppressed ! To shew you farther the ruined state of the kingdom , let me remind you that our territories occupy no ...
... present opposition of the city of London to the whole body of the British legis- lature , and then judge how it must be oppressed ! To shew you farther the ruined state of the kingdom , let me remind you that our territories occupy no ...
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... present a petition from Mr. Woodfall , praying to be released from his confinement . Mr. Fox said , he should not oppose the petition being pre- sented , but he thought the noble lord ( North ) who had shone so amazingly in this ...
... present a petition from Mr. Woodfall , praying to be released from his confinement . Mr. Fox said , he should not oppose the petition being pre- sented , but he thought the noble lord ( North ) who had shone so amazingly in this ...
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... present were , and he it was who ought to answer to his country for the mischievous conse- quences that might ensue . He attacked the minister violently ; pointed out his delays before Christmas , and his speed after . He said that the ...
... present were , and he it was who ought to answer to his country for the mischievous conse- quences that might ensue . He attacked the minister violently ; pointed out his delays before Christmas , and his speed after . He said that the ...
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... present disputes with America , to his negligence and incapacity , and instanced his inconsistency in the case of the Middlesex election . It was true , he said , the noble lord had often confessed his incapa- city , and from a ...
... present disputes with America , to his negligence and incapacity , and instanced his inconsistency in the case of the Middlesex election . It was true , he said , the noble lord had often confessed his incapa- city , and from a ...
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... present critical juncture , as a most desirable and even for- tunate circumstance ; and strongly urged , that they never had before them so fair an opportunity of putting an end to the un- happy disputes with the colonies as at present ...
... present critical juncture , as a most desirable and even for- tunate circumstance ; and strongly urged , that they never had before them so fair an opportunity of putting an end to the un- happy disputes with the colonies as at present ...
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