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 16
These corrupt men , imitating the hirelings of the London Press , call you the mob
, the rabble , the poorer classes , the lower orders , who are forsooth incapable of
judging upon political questions ; others again wish to revive the obselete cry ...
These corrupt men , imitating the hirelings of the London Press , call you the mob
, the rabble , the poorer classes , the lower orders , who are forsooth incapable of
judging upon political questions ; others again wish to revive the obselete cry ...
Page 21
... of parliament , and several candidates having offered themselves , whom I
understand the majority of the voters are not in , clined to support , I beg leave to
offer myself to your notice , with a sincere wish to represent your city in parliament
.
... of parliament , and several candidates having offered themselves , whom I
understand the majority of the voters are not in , clined to support , I beg leave to
offer myself to your notice , with a sincere wish to represent your city in parliament
.
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As it now appears that many persons in Exeter wish to bring Mr . Buller forward ,
and re - elect him , free of expence to him , I lose no time in assuring you , that I
will be no obstacle to your wishes in that respect ; on the contrary , it is a plan ...
As it now appears that many persons in Exeter wish to bring Mr . Buller forward ,
and re - elect him , free of expence to him , I lose no time in assuring you , that I
will be no obstacle to your wishes in that respect ; on the contrary , it is a plan ...
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It is , doubtless , your wish to secure the advantages of your freeholds to your
children . - Remember that while there is a faction about the crown , over which
you have no controul , but who tax you as they please , and a standing army that
...
It is , doubtless , your wish to secure the advantages of your freeholds to your
children . - Remember that while there is a faction about the crown , over which
you have no controul , but who tax you as they please , and a standing army that
...
Page 35
Such is Mr , N . ' s principles and qualifications ; if , therefore , you wish to be
represented by such a man , let me exhort you , in an open and candid manner ,
to express with one voice your good opinion of him , by immediately repairing to
his ...
Such is Mr , N . ' s principles and qualifications ; if , therefore , you wish to be
represented by such a man , let me exhort you , in an open and candid manner ,
to express with one voice your good opinion of him , by immediately repairing to
his ...
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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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