The Speeches of the Right Honourable Henry Grattan: In the Irish, and in the Imperial Parliament, Volume 4 |
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... desire which the noble lord had expressed , that this measure should not be discussed ; the Parliament still existed , and , as an independent member of Parliament , he would deliver his opinion . The noble lord had rested his defence ...
... desire which the noble lord had expressed , that this measure should not be discussed ; the Parliament still existed , and , as an independent member of Parliament , he would deliver his opinion . The noble lord had rested his defence ...
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... desire or wish of either nation , at a time when our income is more than ever un- equal to our expenses , and when the difficulty of raising new taxes to supply its place , is alarmingly increased , by our having been obliged , in this ...
... desire or wish of either nation , at a time when our income is more than ever un- equal to our expenses , and when the difficulty of raising new taxes to supply its place , is alarmingly increased , by our having been obliged , in this ...
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... desire so many generations may not be convicted on evidence that would not be admitted against the vilest caitiff , and that in opposition to evidence by which that vilest caitiff would be acquitted , in opposition to the authority of ...
... desire so many generations may not be convicted on evidence that would not be admitted against the vilest caitiff , and that in opposition to evidence by which that vilest caitiff would be acquitted , in opposition to the authority of ...
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... desire that the whole should be confined to a religious and victorious sect , to the exclusion of one - fifth of the people ; and , in justification of which , it is added , that the persons so excluded are not good subjects , because ...
... desire that the whole should be confined to a religious and victorious sect , to the exclusion of one - fifth of the people ; and , in justification of which , it is added , that the persons so excluded are not good subjects , because ...
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... desire it . This is the way to repeal the act on its own principle , and to make it , not a triumph over a party , but a victory over prejudice . They propose to give up their monopoly , and in so doing , they are advancing your cause ...
... desire it . This is the way to repeal the act on its own principle , and to make it , not a triumph over a party , but a victory over prejudice . They propose to give up their monopoly , and in so doing , they are advancing your cause ...
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Page 308 - ... without any hope of any such dispensation from any person or authority whatsoever; or without thinking that I am, or can be, acquitted before God or man, or absolved of this declaration, or any part thereof, although the Pope, or any other person or persons, or power whatsoever, should dispense with, or annul the same, or declare that it was null and void from the beginning.
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