Franklin's Letters to His Kinsfolk, Written During the Years 1818, '19 & '20, from Edinburgh, London, The Highlands of Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 1 |
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Page 42
Sir Murray Maxwell , Mr. Lamb , and Hobhouse , ( the author of those Letters from
Paris , which the Quarterly Review took for a quiz , ) are the candidates for the
ensuing election . As it is probable that I will never again have an opportunity of ...
Sir Murray Maxwell , Mr. Lamb , and Hobhouse , ( the author of those Letters from
Paris , which the Quarterly Review took for a quiz , ) are the candidates for the
ensuing election . As it is probable that I will never again have an opportunity of ...
Page 49
I will close my letter with a short description of the manner in which the elections
are conducted . ... they will be furnished , at a certain tavern , with carriages to
convey them to the place of election ; that there they will be lodged , boarded and
...
I will close my letter with a short description of the manner in which the elections
are conducted . ... they will be furnished , at a certain tavern , with carriages to
convey them to the place of election ; that there they will be lodged , boarded and
...
Page 52
During the election , the mob is " thrown into tumult , raptured and alarmed ” by
the speeches of the candidates ; but when the contest is over , the people , like a
sovereign preparing for a long journey , ( says Cotter , ) descend tranquilly from ...
During the election , the mob is " thrown into tumult , raptured and alarmed ” by
the speeches of the candidates ; but when the contest is over , the people , like a
sovereign preparing for a long journey , ( says Cotter , ) descend tranquilly from ...
Page 53
Mr. H. replied , “ very true , my friend , but there is another passage , that seems to
have escaped your recollection , which says , “ make your calling and your
election sure . " " * * In the Middlesex elections in 1820 , an eminent ale - brewer
...
Mr. H. replied , “ very true , my friend , but there is another passage , that seems to
have escaped your recollection , which says , “ make your calling and your
election sure . " " * * In the Middlesex elections in 1820 , an eminent ale - brewer
...
Page 75
Louis has found himself i obliged to submit to the temper of the age , and the
people of France , under their election law , bid defiance to corruption , and have
obtained a national blessing , the effect of which has struck the grand supporters
of ...
Louis has found himself i obliged to submit to the temper of the age , and the
people of France , under their election law , bid defiance to corruption , and have
obtained a national blessing , the effect of which has struck the grand supporters
of ...
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