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, Том 1T. N. Longman, and L. B. Seeley, in Pater-Noster-Row., 1797 - 410 страници |
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... Lordship will confefs the juftice of your country , when you recollect yourself , and look round on the men whofe caufe you con- defcend to plead . One of that public who delighted in ad- miring , VOL . III . C miring , and who now ...
... Lordship will confefs the juftice of your country , when you recollect yourself , and look round on the men whofe caufe you con- defcend to plead . One of that public who delighted in ad- miring , VOL . III . C miring , and who now ...
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... Lordship as your friend . And though the friendship of honeft reproof be in general equally thanklefs and fruitlefs , I rely on the manliness of your mind for its public effect in this inftance , and even for your Lordship's gratitude ...
... Lordship as your friend . And though the friendship of honeft reproof be in general equally thanklefs and fruitlefs , I rely on the manliness of your mind for its public effect in this inftance , and even for your Lordship's gratitude ...
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... Lordship , has stooped to it ; no Englishman , except your- self , has so infulted his country . Even in * Lord North ( verbatim ) on the ftate of Ireland , and the Jamaica papers ; and Lord Stormont , on every fubjećt ; efpecially the ...
... Lordship , has stooped to it ; no Englishman , except your- self , has so infulted his country . Even in * Lord North ( verbatim ) on the ftate of Ireland , and the Jamaica papers ; and Lord Stormont , on every fubjećt ; efpecially the ...
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... Lordship's speech on the preliminaries , in December 1762 , is not only a very rude and unmannerly one , ( these are peccadillos with political writers , ) but is abfolutely false and contrary to fact . I fay this with the more ...
... Lordship's speech on the preliminaries , in December 1762 , is not only a very rude and unmannerly one , ( these are peccadillos with political writers , ) but is abfolutely false and contrary to fact . I fay this with the more ...
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... Lordship understood foreign affairs or not ? " Those who want yet to fettle their judgments in this matter will rather be directed , I fhould fuppofe , by the opinion of fuch as had frequent oppor- tunity of hearing him in the House ...
... Lordship understood foreign affairs or not ? " Those who want yet to fettle their judgments in this matter will rather be directed , I fhould fuppofe , by the opinion of fuch as had frequent oppor- tunity of hearing him in the House ...
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