I will not say to save his seat, but to save his life. Yet he continued to represent Southwark, Parliament after Parliament, for many years. Such has been the conduct of the scot and lot voters of the metropolis; and there is clearly less reason to expect... Miscellanies - Page 43by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1901Full view - About this book
| Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1832 - 740 pages
...have yielded to what he considered as unreasonable clamour—I will not say to save his seat—but to save his life. Yet he continued to represent Southwark,...Parliament, for many years. Such has been the conduct of the scotand-lot voters of the metropolis, and there is clearly less reason to expect democratic violence... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1853 - 446 pages
...mob-orator. He was a man who would not have yielded to what he considered as unreasonable clamour—I will not say to save his seat, but to save his life....Parliament, for many years. Such has been the conduct of the scot-and-lot voters of the metropolis; and there is clearly less reason to expect democratic violence... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1853 - 420 pages
...have yielded to what he considered as unreasonable clamour—I will not say to save his seat—but to save his life. Yet he continued to represent Southwark,...Parliament, for many years. Such has been the conduct of the scot-and-lot voters of the metropolis, and there is clearly less reason to expect democratic violence... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1853 - 408 pages
...what he considered as unreasonable' clamour-—I will not say to save his seat—but,to save hisJife. Yet he continued to represent Southwark, Parliament...Parliament, for many years. Such has been the conduct of the scot-and-lot voters of the metropolis, and there is clearly less reason to expect democratic violence... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1854 - 566 pages
...mob orator. He was a man who would not have yielded to what he considered as unreasonable clamour, I will not say to save his seat, but to save his life....clearly less reason to expect democratic violence from ten pound householders than from scot and lot householders; and from ten pound householders in the... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 756 pages
...mob orator. He was a man who would not have yielded to what he considered as unreasonable clamour, I will not say to save his seat, but to save his life....clearly less reason to expect democratic violence from ten pound householders than from scot and lot householders; and from ten pound householders in the... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [speeches]) - 1866 - 294 pages
...mob orator. He was a man who would not have yielded to what he considered as unreasonable clamour, I will not say to save his seat, but to save his life....clearly less reason to expect democratic violence from ten pound householders than from scot and lot householders; and from ten pound householders in the... | |
| Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1866 - 738 pages
...mob orator. He was a man who would not have yielded to what he considered as unreasonable clamour, I will not say to save his seat, but to save his life. Yet he contimied to represent Southwark, Parliament after Parliament, for many years. Such has been the conduct... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - India - 1867 - 534 pages
...orator. He was a VoL. L 5 man who would not have yielded to what he considered as unreasonable clamour, I will not say to save his seat, but to save his life....clearly less reason to expect democratic violence from ten pound householders than from scot and lot householders ; and from ten pound householders in the... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Criminal law - 1875 - 752 pages
...mob orator. He was a man who would not have yielded to what he considered as unreasonable clamour, I will not say to save his seat, but to save his life....clearly less reason to expect democratic violence from ten pound householders than from scot and lot householders; and from ten pound householders in the... | |
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