Cobbett's Political Register, Volumes 69-70William Cobbett William Cobbett, 1830 - Great Britain |
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Page 47
... petitions ; because , to petition is to pray that the Parliament will do something ; to pray Suppose I were to say all this , and that all this were true , as it is true , amit to do something , is to intend to ac- I , therefore , to be ...
... petitions ; because , to petition is to pray that the Parliament will do something ; to pray Suppose I were to say all this , and that all this were true , as it is true , amit to do something , is to intend to ac- I , therefore , to be ...
Page 85
... petition of the under- The oxen have eaten up all the corn- " signed farmer and his workmen and stalks , tops and all . I have about 18 " servants . " The prayer of the petition acres of the finest of Swedish turnips , shall be , that ...
... petition of the under- The oxen have eaten up all the corn- " signed farmer and his workmen and stalks , tops and all . I have about 18 " servants . " The prayer of the petition acres of the finest of Swedish turnips , shall be , that ...
Page 87
... petition , I would it is now thrashed out and winnowed . have proceeded thus : " Your_humble I shall . sell this seed at my shop in " petitioners presented to your Honour- Fleet - street ; but I will not sell any " able House a petition ...
... petition , I would it is now thrashed out and winnowed . have proceeded thus : " Your_humble I shall . sell this seed at my shop in " petitioners presented to your Honour- Fleet - street ; but I will not sell any " able House a petition ...
Page 109
... petition agreed ou the hand - loom weavers , is very great indeed . The day before I arrived at Preston , there at this famous County Meeting , and also the had been the beginning of a visitation of speeches that were made . These ...
... petition agreed ou the hand - loom weavers , is very great indeed . The day before I arrived at Preston , there at this famous County Meeting , and also the had been the beginning of a visitation of speeches that were made . These ...
Page 115
... petition that all the taxes should be done away with ( Bravo , and a laugh ) ; he meant all the taxes on malt and beer . In his opinion , the increased consump- tion would do nothing towards keeping the tax at its present produce ; for ...
... petition that all the taxes should be done away with ( Bravo , and a laugh ) ; he meant all the taxes on malt and beer . In his opinion , the increased consump- tion would do nothing towards keeping the tax at its present produce ; for ...
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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.