 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 318 pages
...afterwards, by the instigation cf whiggism, the commons, chosen by the people for three years, chi,se themselves for seven." He should have said at the...instigation of some who called themselves whigs. It is in allusion to this sentiment of Swift, relating to parliaments, that Dr. Stopford, the learned and amiable... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 380 pages
...with that contempt of national right, with which sometime afterwards, by the instigation of Whigism, the commons, chosen by the people for three years, •chose themselves for seven. But whatever might .be the disposition of the lords, the people had no wish to increase their power.... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal, and by no means to be compared with that contempt of national right, with...commons, chosen by the people for three years, chose them- ;,-• selves for seven. But, whatever might be the disposition of the lords, the people had... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal, and by no means to be compared with that contempt of national right with...people for three years, chose themselves for seven. I3ut whatever might be the disposition of the lords, the people had no wihh to increase their power.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal, and by no means to be compared with that contempt of national right with...people for three years, chose themselves for seven. But whatever might be the disposition of the lords, the people had no wish to increase their power.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 598 pages
...in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal, and by no means to be compared with that contempt of national right with...commons, chosen by the people for three years, chose theraselvf for seven. But whatever might be the disposition of the lords, the people had no wish to... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 612 pages
...authority violent enough, yet certainly legal, and by no means to be compared with that contempt ot national right with which, some time afterwards, by...people for three years, chose themselves for seven. But whatever might be the disposition of the lords, the peopk had no wish to increase their power.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal, and by no means to be compared with that contempt of national right with...by the instigation of Whiggism, the commons, chosen bv the people for three years, chose themselves for seven. But whatever might be the disposition of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal, and by no means to be compared with that contempt of national right with...which, some time afterwards, by the instigation of Wniggism, the commons, chosen by the people for three years, chose themselves for seven. But whatever... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1811 - 678 pages
...in the i last reign : an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal, and by no means to be compared with that contempt of national right with...people for three years, chose themselves for seven. But whatever might be the disposition of the Lords, the people had no wish to encrease their power.... | |
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... in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal, and by no means to be compared with that contempt of national right with •which, some time afterwards, by the instigation of whiggism, the commons, chosen by the people... 
