| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 714 pages
...particularly by the introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of lories in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet...of national right with which, some time afterwards, hy the instigation of whigpism, the Commons chosen by the people for three years, chose themselves... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1847 - 480 pages
...emphasis, by saying, " That the sudden introduction of twelve new peers at once by Queen Anne, was an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly...People for three years, chose themselves for seven." He should have said at the instigation of some who called themselves Whigs. It is in allusion to this... | |
| Thomas Cooper - 1850 - 492 pages
...life of Addison, alluding to the royal prerogative of creating peers to make a majority says, " it was an act of authority violent enough yet certainly legal,...and by no means to be compared with THAT CONTEMPT OP NATIONAL RIGHT with which, some time afterwards, by the instigation of Whiggisiu, the Commons, chosen... | |
| Thomas Cooper - 1850 - 504 pages
...life of Addison, alluding to the royal prerogative of creating peers to make a majority says, " it was an act of authority violent enough yet certainly legal, and by no means to be compared with THAT CONTHSI1-T oio NATIONAL EIGHT ivith which, some time afterwards, by the instigation of Whiggiam, the... | |
| Thomas Cooper - 1850 - 488 pages
...alluding to tho royal prérogative of creating peers to make a majority says, " it ivas an act ot' authority violent enough yet certainly legal, and by no means to be comparen! ivith THAT cosTKMiT OF NATIONAL RIGHT with which, sonic time afterwards, by the instigation... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1858 - 418 pages
...particularly by the introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of tories in the last reign; an act of authority violent enough, yet...years, chose themselves for seven. But, whatever might be..the disposition of the Lords, the people had no wish to increase their power. The tendency of the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1864 - 442 pages
...particularly by the introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of Tories in the hist reign; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly...might be the disposition of the Lords, the people had ADDISON. 127 Jo wish to increase their power. The tendency of the bill, as Steele observed in a letter... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1883 - 504 pages
...emphasis, by saying, " That the sudden introduction of twelve new peers at once by Queen Anne, was an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly...people for three years, chose themselves for seven." He should have said at the instigation of some who called themselves Whigs. It is in allusion to this... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Sir Walter Scott - 1883 - 504 pages
...emphasis, by saying, " That the sudden introduction of twelve new peers at once by Queen Anne, was an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly...people for three years, chose themselves for seven." He should have said at the instigation of some who called themselves Wrhigs. It is in allusion to this... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1883 - 510 pages
...emphasis, by saying, " That the sudden introduction of twelve new peers at once by Queen Anne, was an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly...people for three years, chose themselves for seven." He should have said at the instigation of some who called themselves Whigs. It is in allusion to this... | |
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