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... persons , who , to please a party , and to answer interested purpo- ses , it would appear , expected him to sacrifice , upon the altar of politics , the more amiable gratifications of private friendship . Once more recommended to make ...
... persons , who , to please a party , and to answer interested purpo- ses , it would appear , expected him to sacrifice , upon the altar of politics , the more amiable gratifications of private friendship . Once more recommended to make ...
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... person of the justness of the principles on which your Grace acted . Surely then , such secu- lar employments , as those just mentioned , will at once strike your Grace , as being most incon- sistent with that high character which ...
... person of the justness of the principles on which your Grace acted . Surely then , such secu- lar employments , as those just mentioned , will at once strike your Grace , as being most incon- sistent with that high character which ...
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... persons , some of whom reside at a distance , and who are without the smallest connexion with the local interests of the borough . Should these things , my Lord , be so ? Should the best interests of the inhabitants of Tiverton , be 16 ...
... persons , some of whom reside at a distance , and who are without the smallest connexion with the local interests of the borough . Should these things , my Lord , be so ? Should the best interests of the inhabitants of Tiverton , be 16 ...
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... persons , as corporate officers , who are scarcely ever to be seen within the town and parish ? -of persons who contribute not a penny towards the expences of the borough ? -of persons residing in America , Middlesex , Staffordshire ...
... persons , as corporate officers , who are scarcely ever to be seen within the town and parish ? -of persons who contribute not a penny towards the expences of the borough ? -of persons residing in America , Middlesex , Staffordshire ...
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... persons of acknowledged talents and abilities . These confirm my views ! What could I do more than privately to submit those views and opinions to your Lordship , and your fellow corporate officers ? How have they been received ? -by ...
... persons of acknowledged talents and abilities . These confirm my views ! What could I do more than privately to submit those views and opinions to your Lordship , and your fellow corporate officers ? How have they been received ? -by ...
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