The identity of Junius with a distinguished living character [sir P. Francis] established [by J. Taylor. With] Suppl1818 |
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... king , who consulted him on many occa- sions . He was also the intimate friend of Garrick , whose endeavours to discover JUNIUS gave him so much annoyance . And in addition to these instances of general resemblance , it must not be ...
... king , who consulted him on many occa- sions . He was also the intimate friend of Garrick , whose endeavours to discover JUNIUS gave him so much annoyance . And in addition to these instances of general resemblance , it must not be ...
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... King and Edmund Burke . It appears , by one of his speeches , that his Ma- jesty was very gracious to him . Since that time his parliamentary life has been before the public . One of the principal incidents in it was the resent- ment ...
... King and Edmund Burke . It appears , by one of his speeches , that his Ma- jesty was very gracious to him . Since that time his parliamentary life has been before the public . One of the principal incidents in it was the resent- ment ...
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... king . In the actual temper and habits of the country , I see nothing like an appropriated system . We stick to nothing . We are not properly a nation of mer- chants , nor of farmers , nor of manufacturers , nor of soldiers . A ...
... king . In the actual temper and habits of the country , I see nothing like an appropriated system . We stick to nothing . We are not properly a nation of mer- chants , nor of farmers , nor of manufacturers , nor of soldiers . A ...
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... king's accession to the throne - the very time when the political education of JUNIUS seems to have begun ; and he delivers himself with the con- fidence of one , who had made excellent use of the opportunities he then possessed . But ...
... king's accession to the throne - the very time when the political education of JUNIUS seems to have begun ; and he delivers himself with the con- fidence of one , who had made excellent use of the opportunities he then possessed . But ...
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... King . Sir PHILIP FRANCIS having had so strong an inclination , at the commencement of his career in life , to lay hold of every opportunity of im- proving himself , and in all that passed around him , having been as inquisitive after ...
... King . Sir PHILIP FRANCIS having had so strong an inclination , at the commencement of his career in life , to lay hold of every opportunity of im- proving himself , and in all that passed around him , having been as inquisitive after ...
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66 JUNIUS acquainted admit affirm Almon appears boroughs Bradshaw Burke cause Chamier conduct constitution crown declared doubt Duke of Grafton duty Earl endeavour English equal evidence expressed fact Falkland Island favour FRANCIS's Garrick George Grenville give Grenville hand-writing honour House of Commons House of Lords India instance judge JUNIUS and Sir king king's language Letter to Wilkes Letter to Woodfall Letters of JUNIUS liberty Lord Barrington Lord Chatham Lord Holland Lord Mansfield Lord North lordships March ment ministers ministry nation never noble lord observed opinion Parliament Parliamentary Debates passage person political possessed power without right Preliminary Essay present principles printer Private Letter proceedings proof Public Advertiser question reason respect says Secretary at War sentiments shew signature Sir PHILIP FRANCIS speak Speech continued style thing thought tion VETERAN Vide War-office words writer
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Page 88 - Julius bleed for justice' sake ? What villain touch'd his body, that did stab, And not for justice ? What, shall one of us, That struck the foremost man of all this world But for supporting robbers, shall we now Contaminate our fingers with base bribes, And sell the mighty space of our large honours For so much trash as may be grasped thus? I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon, Than such a Roman.
Page 45 - When Kings and ministers are forgotten, when the force and direction of personal satire is no longer understood, and when measures are only felt in their remotest consequences, this book will, I believe, be found to contain principles worthy to be transmitted to posterity.
Page 96 - As for the common, sordid views of avarice, or any purpose of vulgar ambition, I question whether the applause of JUNIUS would be of service to Lord Chatham.
Page 59 - This story shall the good man teach his son, And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered : We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...
Page 336 - The riches of Asia have been poured in upon us, and have brought with them not only Asiatic luxury, but, I fear, Asiatic principles of government. Without connections, without any natural interest in the soil, the importers of foreign gold have forced their way into Parliament by such a torrent of private corruption as no private hereditary fortune could resist.
Page 277 - If an honest, and, I may truly affirm, a laborious zeal for the public service, has given me any weight in your esteem, let me exhort and conjure you, never to suffer an invasion of your political constitution, however minute the instance may appear, to pass by, without a determined persevering resistance. One precedent creates another. They soon accumulate, and constitute law. What yesterday was fact, to-day is doctrine. Examples are supposed to justify the most dangerous measures; and where they...
Page 1 - And fancies fond with gaudy shapes possess, As thick and numberless As the gay motes that people the sun-beams, Or likest hovering dreams, The fickle pensioners of Morpheus
Page 292 - My lords, I thought the slavish doctrine of passive obedience had long since been exploded; and. when our kings were obliged to confess that their title to the crown, and the rule of their government, had no other foundation than the known laws of the land, I never expected to hear a divine right, or a divine infallibility, attributed to any other branch of the legislature.
Page 305 - It is to your ancestors, my lords, it is to the English barons, that we are indebted for the laws and constitution we possess. Their virtues were rude and uncultivated, but they were great and sincere. Their understandings were as little polished as their manners, but they had hearts to distinguish right from wrong; they had heads to distinguish truth from falsehood; they understood the rights of humanity, and they had spirit to maintain them.