Cobbett's Political Register, Volumes 69-70William Cobbett William Cobbett, 1830 - Great Britain |
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... ment ; and , while this is going on from " from extenuating their gross miscon- one end of the country to the other ; " duct , adduces evidences of ingratitude while all men know that the Govern- " and profligacy of the most shameful ment ...
... ment ; and , while this is going on from " from extenuating their gross miscon- one end of the country to the other ; " duct , adduces evidences of ingratitude while all men know that the Govern- " and profligacy of the most shameful ment ...
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... ment ; the people in general are too weak to work , and must be fed , and strengthened gradually , before employment could be available . If our Government has not sufficient funds in their bands to relieve this most extraordinary de ...
... ment ; the people in general are too weak to work , and must be fed , and strengthened gradually , before employment could be available . If our Government has not sufficient funds in their bands to relieve this most extraordinary de ...
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... ment with the manufacturers and their opera- ITS OWN VALUE , by an increase or reduc- tives , and so they will continue as long as tion of its quantity . " And afterwards , he says , Peel's Bill remains in force ; and if in full orce ...
... ment with the manufacturers and their opera- ITS OWN VALUE , by an increase or reduc- tives , and so they will continue as long as tion of its quantity . " And afterwards , he says , Peel's Bill remains in force ; and if in full orce ...
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... ment of them , has a tendency to bring the actors into contempt . Yet , must we not state , then ; must historians ' be silent upon the subject , too ? SIR JAMIE MACKINTOSH is said to be writing a History of England for grizzly - pated ...
... ment of them , has a tendency to bring the actors into contempt . Yet , must we not state , then ; must historians ' be silent upon the subject , too ? SIR JAMIE MACKINTOSH is said to be writing a History of England for grizzly - pated ...
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... in praise of the Govern ment and the Parliament . Silence will not do . There must be positive praise of the parties , accompanying a statement of facts of their deeds . The ranny in their hearts ; all men , indeed , 43 44 NORTHERN TOUR .
... in praise of the Govern ment and the Parliament . Silence will not do . There must be positive praise of the parties , accompanying a statement of facts of their deeds . The ranny in their hearts ; all men , indeed , 43 44 NORTHERN TOUR .
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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.