Essays, Political, Historical, and Miscellaneous, Volume 1W. Blackwood, 1850 - 2060 pages |
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... whole generations rush upon destruction , in defiance alike of the lessons of experience and the dictates of wisdom . Such a period was that commencing with Gracchus in the Roman Republic , and terminating with Cæsar . De- mocratic ...
... whole generations rush upon destruction , in defiance alike of the lessons of experience and the dictates of wisdom . Such a period was that commencing with Gracchus in the Roman Republic , and terminating with Cæsar . De- mocratic ...
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... whole empire has increased above a fourth , and that of the great towns , generally speaking , above a half . The census of 1821 , and that just completed , demon- strate this remarkable fact . The population of the British empire is ...
... whole empire has increased above a fourth , and that of the great towns , generally speaking , above a half . The census of 1821 , and that just completed , demon- strate this remarkable fact . The population of the British empire is ...
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... whole , three hundred and thirty - five members for boroughs , and only two hundred and forty - five for counties , that is , the borough members will be to the county as three to two nearly . Under the present constitution , the close ...
... whole , three hundred and thirty - five members for boroughs , and only two hundred and forty - five for counties , that is , the borough members will be to the county as three to two nearly . Under the present constitution , the close ...
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... whole authority of the state , parties soon found out that violence and terror were infinitely more effectual and expeditious than persuasion and eloquence . Encouraged by this situation of affairs , the most daring , unprincipled , and ...
... whole authority of the state , parties soon found out that violence and terror were infinitely more effectual and expeditious than persuasion and eloquence . Encouraged by this situation of affairs , the most daring , unprincipled , and ...
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... whole political power of the State , therefore , were thrown into the hands of the lowest classes , it would really be exercised only by the towns . " * Let not the landed interest imagine that they will be protected by the fifty - four ...
... whole political power of the State , therefore , were thrown into the hands of the lowest classes , it would really be exercised only by the towns . " * Let not the landed interest imagine that they will be protected by the fifty - four ...
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