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... taken without his permission ; nor could his refusal betray him into an implied ad- mission of the truth of the charge . A simple negative would leave it still undetermined , whether his aversion proceeded from a dread of the disclo ...
... taken without his permission ; nor could his refusal betray him into an implied ad- mission of the truth of the charge . A simple negative would leave it still undetermined , whether his aversion proceeded from a dread of the disclo ...
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John Taylor. bably , he would not have taken the trouble to make this application . " BOSWELL . Supposing the person who wrote JUNIUS were asked whether he was the author , might he deny it ? " JOHNSON . I don't know what to say to this ...
John Taylor. bably , he would not have taken the trouble to make this application . " BOSWELL . Supposing the person who wrote JUNIUS were asked whether he was the author , might he deny it ? " JOHNSON . I don't know what to say to this ...
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... taken great pains to write in a manner similar to that of JUNIUS , which ob- Wetailservation escaped us at that time . The printer takes the liberty to hint that it will not do a second time * . " 516 e kare Assuming , for the sake of ...
... taken great pains to write in a manner similar to that of JUNIUS , which ob- Wetailservation escaped us at that time . The printer takes the liberty to hint that it will not do a second time * . " 516 e kare Assuming , for the sake of ...
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... taken a more effectual step to make the world believe that he was JUNIUS . His unequivocal affirmation of the fact would not have been so directly convincing , since there exists no reason why the author , who- ever he be , should now ...
... taken a more effectual step to make the world believe that he was JUNIUS . His unequivocal affirmation of the fact would not have been so directly convincing , since there exists no reason why the author , who- ever he be , should now ...
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... taken time to repent of that idle speech above mentioned . They lived much together in society , and , long before Lord Thurlow died , they were very good friends . " The merits of Mr. FRANCIS's conduct in India , and the steady part he ...
... taken time to repent of that idle speech above mentioned . They lived much together in society , and , long before Lord Thurlow died , they were very good friends . " The merits of Mr. FRANCIS's conduct in India , and the steady part he ...
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66 JUNIUS acquainted admit affirm Almon appears boroughs Bradshaw Burke cause Chamier conduct constitution crown declared doubt Duke of Grafton duty Earl endeavour English equal evidence expressed fact Falkland Island favour FRANCIS's Garrick George Grenville give Grenville hand-writing honour House of Commons House of Lords India instance judge JUNIUS and Sir king king's language Letter to Wilkes Letter to Woodfall Letters of JUNIUS liberty Lord Barrington Lord Chatham Lord Holland Lord Mansfield Lord North lordships March ment ministers ministry nation never noble lord observed opinion Parliament Parliamentary Debates passage person political possessed power without right Preliminary Essay present principles printer Private Letter proceedings proof Public Advertiser question reason respect says Secretary at War sentiments shew signature Sir PHILIP FRANCIS speak Speech continued style thing thought tion VETERAN Vide War-office words writer
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Página 88 - Julius bleed for justice' sake ? What villain touch'd his body, that did stab, And not for justice ? What, shall one of us, That struck the foremost man of all this world But for supporting robbers, shall we now Contaminate our fingers with base bribes, And sell the mighty space of our large honours For so much trash as may be grasped thus? I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon, Than such a Roman.
Página 45 - When Kings and ministers are forgotten, when the force and direction of personal satire is no longer understood, and when measures are only felt in their remotest consequences, this book will, I believe, be found to contain principles worthy to be transmitted to posterity.
Página 96 - As for the common, sordid views of avarice, or any purpose of vulgar ambition, I question whether the applause of JUNIUS would be of service to Lord Chatham.
Página 59 - This story shall the good man teach his son, And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered : We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...
Página 336 - The riches of Asia have been poured in upon us, and have brought with them not only Asiatic luxury, but, I fear, Asiatic principles of government. Without connections, without any natural interest in the soil, the importers of foreign gold have forced their way into Parliament by such a torrent of private corruption as no private hereditary fortune could resist.
Página 277 - If an honest, and, I may truly affirm, a laborious zeal for the public service, has given me any weight in your esteem, let me exhort and conjure you, never to suffer an invasion of your political constitution, however minute the instance may appear, to pass by, without a determined persevering resistance. One precedent creates another. They soon accumulate, and constitute law. What yesterday was fact, to-day is doctrine. Examples are supposed to justify the most dangerous measures; and where they...
Página 1 - And fancies fond with gaudy shapes possess, As thick and numberless As the gay motes that people the sun-beams, Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus
Página 292 - My lords, I thought the slavish doctrine of passive obedience had long since been exploded; and. when our kings were obliged to confess that their title to the crown, and the rule of their government, had no other foundation than the known laws of the land, I never expected to hear a divine right, or a divine infallibility, attributed to any other branch of the legislature.
Página 305 - It is to your ancestors, my lords, it is to the English barons, that we are indebted for the laws and constitution we possess. Their virtues were rude and uncultivated, but they were great and sincere. Their understandings were as little polished as their manners, but they had hearts to distinguish right from wrong; they had heads to distinguish truth from falsehood; they understood the rights of humanity, and they had spirit to maintain them.