The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 8E. Cave, jun. at St John's Gate, 1738 - Early English newspapers The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs. |
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... Government , the People may empow er the fupreme Magiftate to punith with Death ; because the publick Good is of greater Value than the Life of any fingle Criminal who is an Enemy to all Laws , and acts in Defiance of them . E F Here he ...
... Government , the People may empow er the fupreme Magiftate to punith with Death ; because the publick Good is of greater Value than the Life of any fingle Criminal who is an Enemy to all Laws , and acts in Defiance of them . E F Here he ...
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... Government of Priam ? Chil . dren know the contrary . A B [ tem : Commmen Dense ; or the Englishman's Journal . Jan. 7. No. 49 . The Importance of the LIBERTY of the PRESS . Ttial to the Support and Continuance " HE_Liberty of the Press ...
... Government of Priam ? Chil . dren know the contrary . A B [ tem : Commmen Dense ; or the Englishman's Journal . Jan. 7. No. 49 . The Importance of the LIBERTY of the PRESS . Ttial to the Support and Continuance " HE_Liberty of the Press ...
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... Government with Blood - thirstincts and Cruelty , if they made any Examples ; and with Pufillani- mity and Cowardice , it they made none . H If the true Defign of thefe Writers were to ferve their Country , by expofing the wrong Steps ...
... Government with Blood - thirstincts and Cruelty , if they made any Examples ; and with Pufillani- mity and Cowardice , it they made none . H If the true Defign of thefe Writers were to ferve their Country , by expofing the wrong Steps ...
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... Government where Liberty is well understood , and freely enjoy'd ; yet Experience has fhewn us all ( I'm fure it has me ) that a bad Precedent in one Government is foon fet up for an Au- thority in another . Old and weak as BI am , I ...
... Government where Liberty is well understood , and freely enjoy'd ; yet Experience has fhewn us all ( I'm fure it has me ) that a bad Precedent in one Government is foon fet up for an Au- thority in another . Old and weak as BI am , I ...
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... Government , and the Publick Safety . My Lords and Gentlemen , I hope you are met together in a Difpofi- tion to lay aside all Heats , and Aimofities , which may unneceffarily protract this Sef fion . I am determined , that the Affairs ...
... Government , and the Publick Safety . My Lords and Gentlemen , I hope you are met together in a Difpofi- tion to lay aside all Heats , and Aimofities , which may unneceffarily protract this Sef fion . I am determined , that the Affairs ...
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