The addresses, speeches, squibs, songs, &c. which were circulated during the recent general election of members for ... Exeter, and ... Devon; together withthose published at the contested election in 1816 [&c.]. Compiled by R. Cullum |
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Page 11
Promises are nought . We must judge of those who have been in parliament by
their deeds , and those who have not may be known by the party that supports
them . The party above described , will support none but those who are or may be
...
Promises are nought . We must judge of those who have been in parliament by
their deeds , and those who have not may be known by the party that supports
them . The party above described , will support none but those who are or may be
...
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... probably yet distant , it is not my present intention to commence a canvass ;
and it must be admitted by those gentlemen with whom I have had the honor of
an interview , that I have refrained from soliciting any immediate promise of their ...
... probably yet distant , it is not my present intention to commence a canvass ;
and it must be admitted by those gentlemen with whom I have had the honor of
an interview , that I have refrained from soliciting any immediate promise of their ...
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... is always erect day and night ; and is always firmly moving on in our cause , in
spite of all the terrors of gaols , dungeons , halters , and axes . repeated promises
, and against the will of an enlightened Believe 'me, the day is past, mankind ...
... is always erect day and night ; and is always firmly moving on in our cause , in
spite of all the terrors of gaols , dungeons , halters , and axes . repeated promises
, and against the will of an enlightened Believe 'me, the day is past, mankind ...
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repeated promises , and against the will of an enlightened nation ? But perhaps
the difficulty of this delicate state policy lies in raising from a patient and
impoverished people the sum of £212 , 000 per annum , to divide among ninety -
one ...
repeated promises , and against the will of an enlightened nation ? But perhaps
the difficulty of this delicate state policy lies in raising from a patient and
impoverished people the sum of £212 , 000 per annum , to divide among ninety -
one ...
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Promise no man your vote who will not pledge himself to support a REFORM in
the REPRESENTATION of the PEOPLE in the COMMONS HOUSE of Parliament
, which is the only measure that affords any hope of seeing USELESS OFFICES ...
Promise no man your vote who will not pledge himself to support a REFORM in
the REPRESENTATION of the PEOPLE in the COMMONS HOUSE of Parliament
, which is the only measure that affords any hope of seeing USELESS OFFICES ...
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Page 38 - I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam, purging and unsealing her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance; while the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms.
Page 146 - OLD Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard, To get her poor dog a bone: But when she got there The cupboard was bare, And so the poor dog had none.
Page 19 - Resolved, That if it shall appear that any person hath been elected or returned a Member of this House, or endeavoured so to be, by bribery, or any other corrupt practices, this House will proceed with the utmost severity against all such persons as shall have been wilfully concerned in such bribery or other corrupt practices.
Page 348 - And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail ; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam ; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron : and one bearing a shield...
Page 149 - Highness, that this House will speedily undertake a careful revisal of our civil and military establishments according to the principles of the most rigid economy...
Page 296 - That the court beg to declare their firm attachment to their Sovereign and to the constitution ; but at the same time they cannot forbear to express, that, as long as public abuses exist, the country can never expect to enjoy the beneficial and happy effect of that constitution which is the pride of Englishmen, and the admiration of the world. This court, therefore, humbly hopes that the Honourable House of Commons will persevere in the investigation and reform of such abuses, till corruption, which...
Page 325 - And it came to pass, that there were great dissensions in the West, amongst the rulers of the nation. " 2. And the counsellors of the back -stairs said, let us take advantage and yoke the people even as oxen, and rule them with a rod of iron. " 3. And let us break up the Assembly of Privileges, and get a new one of Prerogatives ; and let us hire false prophets to deceive the people.
Page 325 - And the Counsellors of the Back Stairs said, " Let us take advantage, and yoke the people, even as oxen, and rule them with a rod of iron. " And let us break up the Assembly of Privileges, and get a new one of Prerogatives, and let us hire false prophets to deceive the people.
Page 36 - That makes the arch : the rest that there were put, ' Are nothing till that comes to bind and shut. ' Then stands it a triumphal mark ! then men ' Observe the strength, the height, the why and when ' It was erected; and still, walking under, ' Meet some new matter to look up and wonder!
Page 252 - No, nor of hell, shall make me change my mind. What ! herd with men my honest soul disdains, Men who, with servile zeal, are forging chains For Freedom's neck, and lend a helping hand To spread destruction o'er my native land. What! shall I not, e'en to my latest breath, In the full face of danger and of death, Exert that little strength which nature gave, And boldly stem, or perish in the wave?
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| Title | The addresses, speeches, squibs, songs, &c. which were circulated during the recent general election of members for ... Exeter, and ... Devon; together withthose published at the contested election in 1816 [&c.]. Compiled by R. Cullum |
| Editor | R Cullum |
| Compiled by | R Cullum |
| Published | 1818 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 13 Mar 2007 |
| Length | 411 pages |
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