 | Tobias Smollett - 1759 - 478 pages
...refolution was taken to purfue him Volulre. to the fcaffold : that if there had been the leaft reafon to hope for a fair and open trial, after having been already prejudged unheard, by the tw6 houfes of parliament, he mould not have declined the ftricteft examination. He challenged the moft... | |
 | Nicholas Tindal - 1763 - 564 pages
...abroad, and refolved on at home, that it was necefiary to cur me off. Had there been the leaft reafon to hope for a fair and open trial, after having been already prejudged, unheard, by the two houfes of parliament, I fhould not have declined the ftri&eft examination. I * I left the town fo abrubtly,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 328 pages
...Abroad, and refolved on at Home, that it was necefiary to cut me off. Had there been the leaft Reafon to hope for a fair and open Trial, after having been already prejudged unheard by two Houfes of Parliament, I mould not have declined the ftrifteft Examination. I challenge the moft... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1786 - 474 pages
...and refolved " on at home, that it was neceflary to " cut me ofF. Had there been the leaft '* reafon to hope for a fair, and open " trial, after having been already prejudged • unheard by two houfes of par" liament, I fhould not have declined 'i the ftricteft examination. I challenge "... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1786 - 468 pages
...and refolved " on at home, that it was nereflary to " cut me off. Had there been the leaft '* reafon to hope for a fair and open " trial, after having been already pre-' ** judged unheard by two houfes of par*' liament, I mould not have declined " the ftridleft examination.... | |
 | William Belsham - 1793 - 396 pages
...by thofe who huve power to execute it, to purfue me to the fcaffold. Had there been the leaft reafon to hope for a fair and open trial, after having been already prejudged unheard by two Houfes of Parliament, I mould not have declined the ftricteft examination. I challenge the moft... | |
 | Tobias George Smollett - 1793 - 440 pages
...that a refolution was taken to purfue him to the fcaffold : that if there had been the Icaft reafon to hope for a fair and open trial , after having been already prejudged , unheard , by the two Houfes of parliament, he fhould not have declined the ftri&eft examination. He challenged the raoft... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1800 - 594 pages
...that- a refolution was taken to purfue him to the fcaftbld ; that if there had been the leaft reafon to hope for a fair and open trial, after having been already prejudged, unheard, by the two houfes of Parliament, he fhould not have declined the ftricleft examination. He challenged the moft... | |
 | William Belsham - 1802 - 526 pages
...thofe who -have power to execute it, to purfue me to the fcafibld. Had there been the leaft reafon to hope for a fair and open trial, after having been already prejudged unheard by two houfes of parliament, •. * Though lord Bolingbroke fuffered himfelf to be engaged by earncft... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 492 pages
...been de" manded from abroad, and resolved on at home, " that it was necessary to cut me off. Had there been " the least reason to hope for a fair and open...prejudged unheard by the " two houses of Parliament, I should not have de" clined the strictest examination. I challenge the "most inveterate of my enemies... | |
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... who have power to execute it, to pursue me to the scaffold. My blood was to have been the cement of a new alliance, nor could my innocence be any security, after... 
