Biographical, Literary, and Political Anecdotes of Several of the Most Eminent Persons of the Present Age. Never Before Printed: With an Appendix Consisting of Original, Explanatory, and Scarce Papers, Volume 1 |
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... first and instant attention of the people : for it is the malignity of this enormous mischief , like fkepticism in religion , that it fights the forms against the substance . Faith is above reason ; and the people are paramount to their ...
... first and instant attention of the people : for it is the malignity of this enormous mischief , like fkepticism in religion , that it fights the forms against the substance . Faith is above reason ; and the people are paramount to their ...
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... first principles of nature , felf- defence , and felf - prefervation , be not extinct among them , the period of revolution and revenge is at hand . The public sense was dull to the distant mifchief ; but prefent cala- mity ftrikes ...
... first principles of nature , felf- defence , and felf - prefervation , be not extinct among them , the period of revolution and revenge is at hand . The public sense was dull to the distant mifchief ; but prefent cala- mity ftrikes ...
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... first fortuitous ftep to the house of Queensbury , it is to admire - fincerely , Sir , to admire , the ftrides of your genius , mounting now above the Houfe of Bedford . The inferiorities of the portrait are beneath the public interest ...
... first fortuitous ftep to the house of Queensbury , it is to admire - fincerely , Sir , to admire , the ftrides of your genius , mounting now above the Houfe of Bedford . The inferiorities of the portrait are beneath the public interest ...
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... was neceffary in that department of adminiftration , which the courtesy and the fuccefs of former times had denominated the first . The Prime Minifter was now to be be the prime object of contempt . Inftead of the 28 APPENDIX .
... was neceffary in that department of adminiftration , which the courtesy and the fuccefs of former times had denominated the first . The Prime Minifter was now to be be the prime object of contempt . Inftead of the 28 APPENDIX .
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... first bitter waters of that fatal fountain which has almost deluged the rights and power of the people . The early and continued fpirit of flander against every thing virtuous and honourable , first went forth from the new cabinet ...
... first bitter waters of that fatal fountain which has almost deluged the rights and power of the people . The early and continued fpirit of flander against every thing virtuous and honourable , first went forth from the new cabinet ...
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Page 402 - The worthy gentleman who has been snatched from us at the moment of the election, and in the middle of the contest, whilst his desires were as warm and his hopes as eager as ours, has feelingly told us what shadows we are and what shadows we pursue.
Page 396 - The distinguishing part of our constitution is its liberty. To preserve that liberty inviolate, seems the particular duty and proper trust of a member of the House of Commons. But the liberty, the only liberty I mean, is a liberty connected with order ; that not only exists along with order and virtue, but which cannot exist at all without them.
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Page 250 - Their tendency was to incense the mother country against her colonies, and, by the steps recommended, to widen the breach; which they effected. The chief caution expressed with regard to privacy was, to keep their contents from the colony agents, who, the writers apprehended, might return them, or copies of them to America. That apprehension was, it seems, well founded ; for the first agent who laid his hands on them, thought it his duty* to transmit them to his constituents.
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Page 299 - ... of Europe : our nation in a manner without allies or friends, except such as we have hired to destroy our fellow-subjects, and to ravage a country in which we once claimed an invaluable share.
Page 250 - They were not of the nature of private letters between friends. They were written by public officers to persons in public stations, on public affairs, and intended to procure public measures; they were therefore handed to other public persons, who might be influenced by them to produce those measures.