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... act of parliament , and we expect to be so qualified both in public and in private . By the first of these terms we profess that we are , not the tools , nor the dupes , nor the slaves , nor the subjects of the Roman Court , as the word ...
... act of parliament , and we expect to be so qualified both in public and in private . By the first of these terms we profess that we are , not the tools , nor the dupes , nor the slaves , nor the subjects of the Roman Court , as the word ...
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... act of papal authority . The former ascribe to him an activity restless and unceasing , almost as extensive and as ... Parliament of Great Britain , and to keep this mighty empire in a state of fear and agitation through all its ...
... act of papal authority . The former ascribe to him an activity restless and unceasing , almost as extensive and as ... Parliament of Great Britain , and to keep this mighty empire in a state of fear and agitation through all its ...
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... act of 1793 , enlarged by the arrangement of 1802 , and in practice occasionally still further extended ( not to ... Parliament and of the public , and strengthen- ing the prejudices , which so much pains have been taken to diffuse ...
... act of 1793 , enlarged by the arrangement of 1802 , and in practice occasionally still further extended ( not to ... Parliament and of the public , and strengthen- ing the prejudices , which so much pains have been taken to diffuse ...
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... Act of 1793 , for a pecuniary participation by the public , was a condi- tional stipulation , depending on a ... Parliament have either been in consequence of levies by Government on the score of participation in the territorial ...
... Act of 1793 , for a pecuniary participation by the public , was a condi- tional stipulation , depending on a ... Parliament have either been in consequence of levies by Government on the score of participation in the territorial ...
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... Parliament is now told by the petitioners , that the private trade , to which individuals were admitted by the Act of 1793 , enlarged by the arrangement of 1802 , has succeeded and produced a profit , even whilst the Company have been ...
... Parliament is now told by the petitioners , that the private trade , to which individuals were admitted by the Act of 1793 , enlarged by the arrangement of 1802 , has succeeded and produced a profit , even whilst the Company have been ...
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Page 316 - We must not count with certainty on a continuance of our present prosperity during such an interval ; but unquestionably there never was a time in the history of this country, when, from the situation of Europe, we might more reasonably expect fifteen years of peace, than we may at the present moment.
Page 188 - Glory is the reward of science, and those who deserve it, scorn all meaner views...
Page 185 - is Tonson. You will take care not to depart before he goes away : for I have not completed the sheet which I promised him ; and if you leave me unprotected, I must suffer all the rudeness to which his resentment can prompt his tongue.
Page 493 - India, for the purpose of accomplishing those benevolent designs. Provided always, that the authority of the local Governments, respecting the intercourse of Europeans with the interior of the country, be preserved, and that the principles of the British Government, on which the natives of India have hitherto relied for the free exercise of their religion, be inviolably maintained.
Page 192 - No disposition, no transfer of paper upon which the composition is written, marked, or impressed, (though it gives the power to print and publish) can be construed a conveyance of the copy, without the author's express consent 'to print and publish'; much less, against his will.
Page 308 - That Freeholders, Householders, and others, subject to direct Taxation in support of the Poor, the Church, and the State, be required to elect Members to serve in Parliament. That each County be subdivided according to its taxed male Population, and each subdivision required to elect one Representative. That the Votes be taken in each Parish by the' Parish Officers ; and all the Elections finished in one and the same day.
Page 304 - Parliament, as the petition of the " Friends of the People, associated for the purpose of obtaining a Reform in Parliament.
Page 305 - That your honourable house will he pleased to take such measures, as to your wisdom may seem meet, to remove the evils arising from the unequal manner in which the different parts of the kingdom are admitted to participate in the representation. To correct the partial distribution of the elective franchise, which commits the choice of representatives to select bodies of men of such limited numbers as renders them an easy prey to the artful, or a ready purchase to the wealthy. To regulate the right...
Page 303 - Commons for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the representation of the people in England and Wales.
Page 302 - That leave be given to bring in a bill to amend the representation of the people of England in Parliament.