The Monitor, Or, The British Freeholder, 101–200. numberJ. Scott, 1757 |
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Page 602
... most loyal actions of his best subjects , perfuading him to extend his prerogative above the limits of the national constitution , and to maintain his ufurpation upon their liberty by penal laws and ex- ceffive taxes . A CHARACTER ...
... most loyal actions of his best subjects , perfuading him to extend his prerogative above the limits of the national constitution , and to maintain his ufurpation upon their liberty by penal laws and ex- ceffive taxes . A CHARACTER ...
Page 603
... most profound refpect to him and the highest admiration of all he does , fecretly make a jest of his folly , and defpife him for his credulity . For , whoever are bafe enough to deceive their prince by mifrepresentations , are alfo ...
... most profound refpect to him and the highest admiration of all he does , fecretly make a jest of his folly , and defpife him for his credulity . For , whoever are bafe enough to deceive their prince by mifrepresentations , are alfo ...
Page 606
... most convincing proof by the nomination of his miniftry ; that the king of Great - Bri- tain detefts the practice of those princes , who feclude the men of merit and worth from their counfels , and make use of mean men and defperadoes ...
... most convincing proof by the nomination of his miniftry ; that the king of Great - Bri- tain detefts the practice of those princes , who feclude the men of merit and worth from their counfels , and make use of mean men and defperadoes ...
Page 608
... most distinct , confiftent and preremptory inftructions to their officers , appeared obfcure , inconfiftent and contradictory ? To study weakly arguments to exculpate these objects of public difguft and refentment , and to perfuade the ...
... most distinct , confiftent and preremptory inftructions to their officers , appeared obfcure , inconfiftent and contradictory ? To study weakly arguments to exculpate these objects of public difguft and refentment , and to perfuade the ...
Page 611
... most power ; when every true friend of Britain was full of hopes , that merit would have been the only means of rifing . WHAT must become of a nation already diftreffed for money at home , and infulted by her enemies abroad , fhould we ...
... most power ; when every true friend of Britain was full of hopes , that merit would have been the only means of rifing . WHAT must become of a nation already diftreffed for money at home , and infulted by her enemies abroad , fhould we ...
Common terms and phrases
ACT of PARLIAMENT adminiſtration affift againſt allies amongſt army becauſe beſt Black Swan Britain Britiſh Freeholder POST cafe caufe cauſe coaft command commerce confequences confideration conftitution continued every SATURDAY councils defence deftruction deſtroy diſcovered dominions Dutch enemy England eſtabliſhed expence expofed fafety fame favour fecurity fervice fhall fhew fhips fhould filk firſt fleet fome foon force fovereign fpirit France Freeholder POST paid French ftate ftrength fubjects fuccefs fuch fuffered fufficient fuperior fupplies fupport greateſt Habeas Corpus himſelf honour houſe increaſe intereft iſland juſtice king laws Letters directed liberty meaſures minifter miniftry MINORCA moft Monitor or Britiſh moſt muſt nation navigation neceffary never NUMBER occafion parliament peace perfon prefent prefervation Price Two Pence prince Proteftant Pruffia publiſhed puniſhment purſue raiſed reaſon refolution reprefentatives ruin ſchemes ſhall ſtanding ſtate ſuch Swan in Pater-nofter-Row thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe trade treaſure treaty uſe whofe whoſe wiſdom
Popular passages
Page 615 - That in case the crown and imperial dignity of this realm shall hereafter come to any person, not being a native of this kingdom of England, this nation be not obliged to engage in any war for the defence of any dominions or territories which do not belong to the crown of England, without the consent of parliament.
Page 745 - All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
Page 1062 - And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Page 746 - He made him ride on the high places of the earth, That he might eat the increase of the fields; And he made him to suck honey out of the rock, And oil out of the flinty rock...
Page 854 - Selden, at a conference with the lords, explained the mode of procedure ;i — that the writ of habeas corpus is the highest remedy for him that is imprisoned by the special command of the king, or the lords of the privy council, without showing the cause of commitment ; and if any man be imprisoned, by that or any other authority, this writ is to be granted to him, and ought not to be denied. It is directed to the keeper of the prison, in whose custody the prisoner is, commanding him that, after...
Page 897 - Also in such case where the inquest may give their verdict at large, if they will take upon them the knowledge of the law upon the matter, they may give their verdict generally as it is put in their charge...
Page 854 - Corpus for the purpose in the Court of King's Bench, the writ is to be granted to him, and ought not to be denied him, no...
Page 1147 - The offspring of an hohefl bed ; — Here, Senegal, hold up your head : This tawny boy, his parents* boaft, Shall bring us gold from Afric's coaft.
Page 775 - Wo unto them that make a man an offender * for a word, and lay a fnare for him that reproves in ' the gate, and turn afide the juft for a thing of nought.
Page 1147 - Louifbourg, and that Du Quefne : Their bold and honeft looks prefage They'll be our comfort in old age. And if the babe that fwells my womb, To a propitious birth...