History of the Regency and Reign of King George the Fourth, Parts 2-3; Part 8 |
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The dislike of the people was not , however , to the House of Brunswick , but to the exercise of the power of the aristocracy , who , by this last - mentioned act , left hardly the semblance of power in the hands of the people .
The dislike of the people was not , however , to the House of Brunswick , but to the exercise of the power of the aristocracy , who , by this last - mentioned act , left hardly the semblance of power in the hands of the people .
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... of all these nations were become sensible that they suffered from the whole of the governing powers being in the hands of the privileged orders . The Americans had successfully resisted the attempts to keep them under the yoke .
... of all these nations were become sensible that they suffered from the whole of the governing powers being in the hands of the privileged orders . The Americans had successfully resisted the attempts to keep them under the yoke .
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But out of this 138,000l . a year , 73,000l . was to go towards the payment of his debts , and was to be placed , for that purpose , in the hands of commissioners ! Thus leaving him 65,000l . a year to live on , a sum not equal to half ...
But out of this 138,000l . a year , 73,000l . was to go towards the payment of his debts , and was to be placed , for that purpose , in the hands of commissioners ! Thus leaving him 65,000l . a year to live on , a sum not equal to half ...
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... that he experienced deep mortification at being reduced to less than half the sum ; and , especially when he saw his stipend placed in the hands of commissioners , responsible to the law for the distribution of the money . 47.
... that he experienced deep mortification at being reduced to less than half the sum ; and , especially when he saw his stipend placed in the hands of commissioners , responsible to the law for the distribution of the money . 47.
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But out of this 138,000l . a year , 73,000l . was to go towards the payment of his debts , and was to be placed , for that purpose , in the hands of commissioners ! Thus leaving him 65,000l . a year to live on , a sum not equal to half ...
But out of this 138,000l . a year , 73,000l . was to go towards the payment of his debts , and was to be placed , for that purpose , in the hands of commissioners ! Thus leaving him 65,000l . a year to live on , a sum not equal to half ...
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| Title | History of the Regency and Reign of King George the Fourth, Parts 2-3; Part 8 History of the Regency and Reign of King George the Fourth, William Cobbett |
| Author | William Cobbett |
| Publisher | William Cobbett, 1830 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 29 Mar 2006 |
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