The Beauties of the British Senate: Taken from the Debates of the Lords and Commons, from the Beginning of the Administration of Sir Robert Walpole, to the End of the Second Session of the Administration of the Right Hon. William Pitt : Being an Impartial Selection Of, Or Faithful Extracts From, the Most Eminent Speeches ... , with the Names of the Members, to Whom They are Ascribed, Annexed Thereto : to which is Prefixed, the Life of Sir Robert Walpole, Volume 2John Stockdale, 1786 - 351 páginas |
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Página iv
... 141 143 150 157 158 158 159 159 , 161 , 162 160 , 161 163 , 166 163 165 165 , 167 168 169 LIBERTY OF THE SUBJECT . Lord Chancellor Mr. Wilkes 171 174 Mr. Page Mr. Grenville 175 Mr. Sawbridge 181 Honourable Temple Luttrell [ i ]
... 141 143 150 157 158 158 159 159 , 161 , 162 160 , 161 163 , 166 163 165 165 , 167 168 169 LIBERTY OF THE SUBJECT . Lord Chancellor Mr. Wilkes 171 174 Mr. Page Mr. Grenville 175 Mr. Sawbridge 181 Honourable Temple Luttrell [ i ]
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... liberty to England . On the prefent occafion , has it not been agreed on all hands that fome measure of regu- Jation and reform was neceffary with respect to India . Nay , has not a right honourable gentleman oppofite to me [ Mr. Pitt ] ...
... liberty to England . On the prefent occafion , has it not been agreed on all hands that fome measure of regu- Jation and reform was neceffary with respect to India . Nay , has not a right honourable gentleman oppofite to me [ Mr. Pitt ] ...
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... liberty of the Princes and free cities of the Empire , and to the three religions there profeffed — what- ever the Great Charter , the Statute of Tallage , the Petition of Right , and the Declaration of Right , are to Great Britain ...
... liberty of the Princes and free cities of the Empire , and to the three religions there profeffed — what- ever the Great Charter , the Statute of Tallage , the Petition of Right , and the Declaration of Right , are to Great Britain ...
Página 77
... liberty . The minutes of confultation affign to his jour- ney a ' totally different object , duty , and deftination . Mr. Wheeler , at his defire , tells us , long after , that he had a confi- dential conversation with him on various ...
... liberty . The minutes of confultation affign to his jour- ney a ' totally different object , duty , and deftination . Mr. Wheeler , at his defire , tells us , long after , that he had a confi- dential conversation with him on various ...
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... liberty , and the inde- pendency of this Houfe . I believe that the noble Lord pof- feffes the most perfect personal integrity . His own probity is unblemished ; but a luft of power , and an unlucky indolence of temper , combined to ...
... liberty , and the inde- pendency of this Houfe . I believe that the noble Lord pof- feffes the most perfect personal integrity . His own probity is unblemished ; but a luft of power , and an unlucky indolence of temper , combined to ...
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abuſe Adminiſtration affert againſt anſwer becauſe Bengal beſt bill boroughs Britiſh buſineſs cafe cauſe charter circumftances Company's confequence confider confideration Conftitution Crown declared defire election eſtabliſhed faid fame fecurity fent fervants feven fhall fhew fhould fide fince firft firſt fituation fome foon fpeech ftand ftate ftill fubject fuch fuffered fuppofed fupport fure Haftings High Bailiff himſelf Houfe Houſe increaſe India inftance intereft itſelf juftice juſt kingdom laft laſt leaſt lefs leſs liberty long Parliaments Lord North meaſures ment Minifter moft moſt muft muſt myſelf Nabob nation neceffary neceffity noble Lord obferved occafion opinion oppofition paffed Parliament peace perfons pleaſe poffible Polygars prefent preferve Prince principle propofed purpoſe queſtion reaſon reform repreſentation repreſentatives reſpect right honourable gentleman ſay ſeems ſhall ſome ſpeak ſtate ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion treaſures treaty truft uſe vote Weſtminſter whofe wiſh
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