History of the Westminster Election ...1784 - 574 pages |
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... those who may cavil at our apparent partiality in giving to the public fuch alone as prin- cipally tend to ridicule the opponents of Mr. Fox , and fo few against him , we fhortly reply , that the indelicacy with which the partizans of ...
... those who may cavil at our apparent partiality in giving to the public fuch alone as prin- cipally tend to ridicule the opponents of Mr. Fox , and fo few against him , we fhortly reply , that the indelicacy with which the partizans of ...
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... those you will perceive the reduction which I have made in all the establishments , which appear to me to be brought as low as prudence will admit ; and you will participate " with me in the fatisfaction which I feel in this step ...
... those you will perceive the reduction which I have made in all the establishments , which appear to me to be brought as low as prudence will admit ; and you will participate " with me in the fatisfaction which I feel in this step ...
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... those who fhall diffent ) fhall each of them enter , on the journals of the faid Directors , his reafons for his vote , figned with his name , or his adherence to the reafons entered by any other Director . And be it further enacted by ...
... those who fhall diffent ) fhall each of them enter , on the journals of the faid Directors , his reafons for his vote , figned with his name , or his adherence to the reafons entered by any other Director . And be it further enacted by ...
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... those rumours were corroborated by not one perfon , friend or relation , standing up to difavow their truth , or to clear the high characters which were charged with the criminality . The alarm had fpread , and was now grown of the most ...
... those rumours were corroborated by not one perfon , friend or relation , standing up to difavow their truth , or to clear the high characters which were charged with the criminality . The alarm had fpread , and was now grown of the most ...
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... those " in whofe integrity , abilities , and conftitutional principles we have " reafon to contide , can alone refcue this country from its prefent " diftracted state , do join in moft earneftly intreating them to com- " municate with ...
... those " in whofe integrity , abilities , and conftitutional principles we have " reafon to contide , can alone refcue this country from its prefent " diftracted state , do join in moft earneftly intreating them to com- " municate with ...
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Addrefs ADVERTISEMENT affert affure againſt anfwer becauſe cafe Caffon Candidates canvafs caufe cauſe Charles Fox Charles James Fox clofe Committee conduct confequence confideration conftables Conftitution Court Covent Garden deferted defired Derry Duchefs Election Electors of Weſtminſter faid fame favour fcrutiny fecure feems fenfe fent fervants fervice feven feveral fhall fhould fide fince firft fome foon Fox's fpirit freedom friends ftand ftate ftill fubject fuccefs fuch fuppofed fupport fure Gentlemen High Bailiff himſelf honeft honour Hood and Sir Houfe of Commons Houſe Huftings Independent Electors intereft juftice Lady laft liberty Lord Hood Lord Mahon Lord North Majefty Majefty's meaſures Minifters moft moſt muft muſt neceffary obferved occafion oppofition pafs Parliament party perfons Pitt poll prefent purpoſe queftion reafon refolution Refolved refpectable reprefent riot Sir Cecil Wray thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe vote Weft Westminster whofe Wood's Hotel Wray's yeſterday
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