Cobbett's Political Register, Volumes 82-83William Cobbett William Cobbett, 1833 - Great Britain |
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... present , before justices of the peace . " children ) , except about five pounds The remaining causes of action within " worth of goods . O , your worship , if the jurisdiction of the new courts , will , " you do not give me a writ of ...
... present , before justices of the peace . " children ) , except about five pounds The remaining causes of action within " worth of goods . O , your worship , if the jurisdiction of the new courts , will , " you do not give me a writ of ...
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... present quantity in another twelve- debtor , or more considerable debtor , month , if Bank of England notes be would have been better off than he is , made legal tenders , ) but , at present , if he could not so easily have obtained ...
... present quantity in another twelve- debtor , or more considerable debtor , month , if Bank of England notes be would have been better off than he is , made legal tenders , ) but , at present , if he could not so easily have obtained ...
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... present taxes , or were desirous of profiting a little from any of them , to be repealed ? his example . Never was there a man 3. Do you wish the " tax upon know - in this world who had made such a ledge " to be taken off , and other ...
... present taxes , or were desirous of profiting a little from any of them , to be repealed ? his example . Never was there a man 3. Do you wish the " tax upon know - in this world who had made such a ledge " to be taken off , and other ...
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... present his petition , because it was my duty to present any petition , couched in pro- per language , and containing a prayer which the House had the power to grant ; but that I should certainly sub- mit to the House , at the same time ...
... present his petition , because it was my duty to present any petition , couched in pro- per language , and containing a prayer which the House had the power to grant ; but that I should certainly sub- mit to the House , at the same time ...
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... present value : and thereby ex- hibiting the degree in which the national debt , and all taxes , rents , tithes ... Present price of the Winchester bushel of Wheat as per the last average re- turns of the whole kingdom Present value of ...
... present value : and thereby ex- hibiting the degree in which the national debt , and all taxes , rents , tithes ... Present price of the Winchester bushel of Wheat as per the last average re- turns of the whole kingdom Present value of ...
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Page 343 - Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Page 413 - The property which every man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable.
Page 385 - The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
Page 155 - Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come.
Page 723 - Effectual calling is the work of God's Spirit, whereby, convincing us of our sin and misery, enlightening our minds in the knowledge of Christ, and renewing our wills, he doth persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ, freely offered to us in the gospel.
Page 387 - Do you trust that you are inwardly moved by the Holy Ghost to take upon you this Office and Ministration, to serve God for the promoting of his glory, and the edifying of his people?
Page 287 - Should the bank, for the mere purpose of producing distress, press its debtors more heavily than some of them can bear, the consequences will recoil upon itself, and in the attempts to embarrass the country it will only bring loss and ruin upon the holders of its own stock. But if the President believed the bank possessed all the power which has been attributed to it, his determination would only be rendered the more inflexible.
Page 51 - July, 1832, it was made the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to cause the several instalments, with the interest thereon, to be received from the French Government, and transferred to the United States, in such manner as he may deem best...
Page 289 - The president again repeats that he begs his cabinet to consider the proposed measure as his own, in the support of which he shall require no one of them to make a sacrifice of opinion or principle. Its responsibility has been assumed, after the most mature deliberation and reflection, as necessary to preserve the morals of the people, the freedom of the press and the purity of the elective franchise...
Page 555 - Come the eleventh plague, rather than this should be; Come sink us rather in the sea. Come rather pestilence, and reap us down ; Come God's sword rather than our own. Let rather Roman come again, Or Saxon, Norman, or the Dane : In all the bonds we ever bore, We griev'd, we sigh'd, we wept ; we never blush'd before.