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we * Their periwigs of wool , and fears combin'd , Stamp'd on each countence
such marks of mind That fage they seem'd , as lawyers o'er a doubt , Which ,
puzzling long , at last they puzzle out ; Or academic tutors , teaching youths , Sure
...
we * Their periwigs of wool , and fears combin'd , Stamp'd on each countence
such marks of mind That fage they seem'd , as lawyers o'er a doubt , Which ,
puzzling long , at last they puzzle out ; Or academic tutors , teaching youths , Sure
...
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As to bribery and corruption , Sir , if it were poflible to influence , by such bafe
means , the majority of the electors of Great - Britain , to chuse such men as
would probably give up their liberties ; if it were possible to influence , by such
means , a ...
As to bribery and corruption , Sir , if it were poflible to influence , by such bafe
means , the majority of the electors of Great - Britain , to chuse such men as
would probably give up their liberties ; if it were possible to influence , by such
means , a ...
Page 188
of ten guineas , might be induced to vote for one candidate rather than another ;
but if the court were making any encroachments upon the rights of the people , a
proper spirit would , without doubt , arise in the nation ; and in such a case , I am
...
of ten guineas , might be induced to vote for one candidate rather than another ;
but if the court were making any encroachments upon the rights of the people , a
proper spirit would , without doubt , arise in the nation ; and in such a case , I am
...
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A mortifying thought to such as well attend it . Too mortifying , replied I , to be long
dwelt on . Give us rather ' your general idea of the sovereign good . This is easy
from your own account , however intricate the detail . Thus then , said he , since ...
A mortifying thought to such as well attend it . Too mortifying , replied I , to be long
dwelt on . Give us rather ' your general idea of the sovereign good . This is easy
from your own account , however intricate the detail . Thus then , said he , since ...
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It was impossible the other should have any such feeling . I believe , said I , you
have explained it . SUPPOSE then , continued he , ( it is but merely an hypothesis
) fuppose , I say , we were to place the Sovereign Good in such a rectitude of ...
It was impossible the other should have any such feeling . I believe , said I , you
have explained it . SUPPOSE then , continued he , ( it is but merely an hypothesis
) fuppose , I say , we were to place the Sovereign Good in such a rectitude of ...
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| Title | The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers, and Disposed Under Proper Heads, with a View to Facilitate the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking |
| Author | William Enfield |
| Editor | William Enfield |
| Publisher | J. Johnson, 1797 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2012 |
| Length | 436 pages |
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