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الصفحة 13
The general feeling was in favour of the Bill . It was rumoured that the majority
which had determined to stand by the amendments , had been swollen by
several prelates , by several of the illegitimate sons of Charles II . , and by several
needy ...
The general feeling was in favour of the Bill . It was rumoured that the majority
which had determined to stand by the amendments , had been swollen by
several prelates , by several of the illegitimate sons of Charles II . , and by several
needy ...
الصفحة 14
... Parliament , November 3 , 1830 , the Duke of Wellington declared that the
constitution of the House of Commons was perfect , and that the wit of man could
not à priori have devised anything so good , the general feeling was one of
dismay .
... Parliament , November 3 , 1830 , the Duke of Wellington declared that the
constitution of the House of Commons was perfect , and that the wit of man could
not à priori have devised anything so good , the general feeling was one of
dismay .
الصفحة 39
When a free people crouch , like camels , to be loaded , the next at hand — no
matter who — mounts them , and they soon feel the whip , and the spur of their
tyrant ; for a tyrant , whether prince or minister , resembles the devil in many
respects ...
When a free people crouch , like camels , to be loaded , the next at hand — no
matter who — mounts them , and they soon feel the whip , and the spur of their
tyrant ; for a tyrant , whether prince or minister , resembles the devil in many
respects ...
الصفحة 49
No man feels sincerer joy than I do ; none can offer more genuine
congratulations on every accession of strength to the Protestant succession : I
therefore join in every congratulation on the birth of another princess , and the
happy recovery of ...
No man feels sincerer joy than I do ; none can offer more genuine
congratulations on every accession of strength to the Protestant succession : I
therefore join in every congratulation on the birth of another princess , and the
happy recovery of ...
الصفحة 53
... himself free from indignity when he could say , Civis Romanus sum ; so also a
British subject , in whatever land he may be , shall feel confident that the watchful
eye and the strong arm of England will protect him against injustice and wrong .
... himself free from indignity when he could say , Civis Romanus sum ; so also a
British subject , in whatever land he may be , shall feel confident that the watchful
eye and the strong arm of England will protect him against injustice and wrong .
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