The Critical and Miscellaneous Writings of Sir Edward Lytton, Volume 2Lea & Blanchard, 1841 - Great Britain |
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Page 59
... vote ; if ( as Mr. Vincent , with all the benign and tolerant meek- ness of injured honesty , declares ) he who votes against this principle be " a knave , " why is it that if we had Universal Suffrage to - morrow , many who pay a ...
... vote ; if ( as Mr. Vincent , with all the benign and tolerant meek- ness of injured honesty , declares ) he who votes against this principle be " a knave , " why is it that if we had Universal Suffrage to - morrow , many who pay a ...
Page 60
... votes of the greatest number are not always in fa- vour of the happiness of the greatest number . It was under universal suffrage that the worst horrors of the French revolution were perpetrated . Had there been a suffrage at that time ...
... votes of the greatest number are not always in fa- vour of the happiness of the greatest number . It was under universal suffrage that the worst horrors of the French revolution were perpetrated . Had there been a suffrage at that time ...
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... votes , at Finsbury and Birmingham the Liberal opinions prevail- ed by 3515 ; and in this comparison , any one acquainted with the average state of polls in the last election will acknowledge that I have not taken an unfair ( and scarce ...
... votes , at Finsbury and Birmingham the Liberal opinions prevail- ed by 3515 ; and in this comparison , any one acquainted with the average state of polls in the last election will acknowledge that I have not taken an unfair ( and scarce ...
Page 79
... votes ; and these men Sir W. Molesworth and Mr. Grote certainly addressed with favour upon the Canada ques- tion , and upon the general crimes of the Government , when the same sentiments only inspired distaste and disgust amongst the ...
... votes ; and these men Sir W. Molesworth and Mr. Grote certainly addressed with favour upon the Canada ques- tion , and upon the general crimes of the Government , when the same sentiments only inspired distaste and disgust amongst the ...
Page 82
... voted intolerable ; Richardson's Pamela , nay , even his Clarissa , once the idols of the starchest , would now be by- words with the loosest . The polished Pope would be abominably coarse ; Shakspeare himself would be termed , in set ...
... voted intolerable ; Richardson's Pamela , nay , even his Clarissa , once the idols of the starchest , would now be by- words with the loosest . The polished Pope would be abominably coarse ; Shakspeare himself would be termed , in set ...
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