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Page 79
... reform and another . He abominated change , but loved decay . Economical reform was the removal of a blot on the constitution : but parlia- mentary reform was a detestable innovation . The corrup- tion of Parliament by the King was new ...
... reform and another . He abominated change , but loved decay . Economical reform was the removal of a blot on the constitution : but parlia- mentary reform was a detestable innovation . The corrup- tion of Parliament by the King was new ...
Page 116
... reform of Parliament or what Burke called " economical reform . " The one was a radical , a casual reform . Corn- wall would lose her forty - four members , Manchester and Birmingham would get them : the suffrage would be widened : the ...
... reform of Parliament or what Burke called " economical reform . " The one was a radical , a casual reform . Corn- wall would lose her forty - four members , Manchester and Birmingham would get them : the suffrage would be widened : the ...
Page 183
... reform ; who had given concrete proof of economical reform ; who had joined Shelburne when Fox deserted him ; who had " forbidden the banns " of the hated coalition ; who had frustrated the India Bill ; who had maintained himself for ...
... reform ; who had given concrete proof of economical reform ; who had joined Shelburne when Fox deserted him ; who had " forbidden the banns " of the hated coalition ; who had frustrated the India Bill ; who had maintained himself for ...
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