History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles: 1713 - 1783 : In Seven Volumes, Volume 2Tauchnitz, 1853 |
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Page 46
... Houses by a vehement prosecution or rather , as the public deemed it , persecution of Wilkes . In the Upper House Lord Sandwich started up , even before the King's Speech could be considered , and sprung a wholly un- expected mine upon ...
... Houses by a vehement prosecution or rather , as the public deemed it , persecution of Wilkes . In the Upper House Lord Sandwich started up , even before the King's Speech could be considered , and sprung a wholly un- expected mine upon ...
Page 47
... House , until Lord Lyttleton with a groan entreated that they might hear no more . - - In the discussion which ... Lords , Ho- race Walpole , as a Member of the House of Commons , hap- pened to hear of them , and going up to Pitt , with ...
... House , until Lord Lyttleton with a groan entreated that they might hear no more . - - In the discussion which ... Lords , Ho- race Walpole , as a Member of the House of Commons , hap- pened to hear of them , and going up to Pitt , with ...
Page 49
... House of Lords carried an Address to the Crown praying for a prosecution of the author of the " Essay on Woman . ' The House of Com- mons manifested at least equal rigour against the author of the North Briton , Number 45. Wilkes ...
... House of Lords carried an Address to the Crown praying for a prosecution of the author of the " Essay on Woman . ' The House of Com- mons manifested at least equal rigour against the author of the North Briton , Number 45. Wilkes ...
Page 50
... Lord Sandwich , above all , was loudly repro- bated . His private life was known to be full as irregular as Wilkes's ... House of Lords a strong proof of the popular sentiment was given at Covent Garden Theatre as the Beggar's Opera was ...
... Lord Sandwich , above all , was loudly repro- bated . His private life was known to be full as irregular as Wilkes's ... House of Lords a strong proof of the popular sentiment was given at Covent Garden Theatre as the Beggar's Opera was ...
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... Lord Temple . I know nothing of " any connection between him and the writer of the libel . " If there exists any I am ... House of Lords , to counterbalance their con- demnation of Wilkes's violent democracy , took similar measures ...
... Lord Temple . I know nothing of " any connection between him and the writer of the libel . " If there exists any I am ... House of Lords , to counterbalance their con- demnation of Wilkes's violent democracy , took similar measures ...
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