Cobbett's Political Register, Volumes 69-70William Cobbett William Cobbett, 1830 - Great Britain |
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Page 151
... speech which contained more sense than pository , owned by a Mr. Beardsworth , those of all the other speakers put to- of which he had freely given the use for gether , had declared his intention of the delivery of the speeches of Mr ...
... speech which contained more sense than pository , owned by a Mr. Beardsworth , those of all the other speakers put to- of which he had freely given the use for gether , had declared his intention of the delivery of the speeches of Mr ...
Page 195
... speech is the most important Of all the Speeches from the Throne , " of all , although in that respect he has delivered within my recollection , none paid but little attention to the recom- has ever been so timid as this ; and it ...
... speech is the most important Of all the Speeches from the Throne , " of all , although in that respect he has delivered within my recollection , none paid but little attention to the recom- has ever been so timid as this ; and it ...
Page 199
... speech . My Lords , 66 says he wants an extended cur- " in answer to all the declarations which rency ; but what he in fact wants is " your Lordships have heard to - night , 66 not an extended currency , but an un- respecting the evils ...
... speech . My Lords , 66 says he wants an extended cur- " in answer to all the declarations which rency ; but what he in fact wants is " your Lordships have heard to - night , 66 not an extended currency , but an un- respecting the evils ...
Page 201
... speech , which I sterling . I beg your Lordships will have marked with italics , or , rather , two bear this circumstance in mind ; and , parts , to which parts I request your let me tell you , that all the advan - particular attention ...
... speech , which I sterling . I beg your Lordships will have marked with italics , or , rather , two bear this circumstance in mind ; and , parts , to which parts I request your let me tell you , that all the advan - particular attention ...
Page 237
... speech which , if it would cause an instant run upon the had been put into a cannon , and fired off Bank . Who would be fool enough to hold by the Greeks at the Turks , would have stock in the funds , if he saw the army frightened the ...
... speech which , if it would cause an instant run upon the had been put into a cannon , and fired off Bank . Who would be fool enough to hold by the Greeks at the Turks , would have stock in the funds , if he saw the army frightened the ...
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Page 641 - Yes, I am proud; I must be proud to see Men not afraid of God afraid of me: Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by ridicule alone.
Page 501 - Enter them, and look at the bits of chairs or stools; the wretched boards tacked together, to serve for a table; the floor of pebble, broken brick, or of the bare ground ; look at the thing called a bed ; and survey the rags on the backs of the wretched inhabitants...
Page 597 - ... even the cottagers, deprived of the commons on which they formerly fed their cattle, were reduced to misery : and a decay of people, as well as a diminution of the former plenty, was remarked in the kingdom...
Page 177 - I have directed the estimates of the current year to be laid before you. They have been framed with every attention to economy which the circumstances of the country will permit...
Page 101 - Judicial forms do not easily lend themselves to an effectual repression. This truth has long since struck reflecting minds ; it has lately become still more evident. To satisfy the wants which caused its institution, the repression ought to be prompt and strong; it has been slow, weak, and almost null. When it interferes, the mischief is already done, and the punishment, far from repairing it, only adds the scandal of the discussion.