The Speeches of the Hon. T. Erskine (now Lord Erskine): When at the Bar, on Subjects Connected with Liberty of the Press, and Against Constructive Treasons, Volume 2James Ridgway J. Ridgway, 1813 |
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Pagina 205
... Hastings , the Governor General of India ; that very little preface is necessary for the illustration of Mr. Erskine's defence of him . When the Commons of Great Britain ordered that Impeachment , the Articles were prepared by Mr. Ed ...
... Hastings , the Governor General of India ; that very little preface is necessary for the illustration of Mr. Erskine's defence of him . When the Commons of Great Britain ordered that Impeachment , the Articles were prepared by Mr. Ed ...
Pagina 206
... Hastings ; and having an immediate , and very extensive sale , was complained of by Mr. Fox , to the House of Commons , and upon the motion of that great and eminent person , then one of the Managers of the Impeachment - the House ...
... Hastings ; and having an immediate , and very extensive sale , was complained of by Mr. Fox , to the House of Commons , and upon the motion of that great and eminent person , then one of the Managers of the Impeachment - the House ...
Pagina 212
... Hastings , Esquire , late " Governor General of Bengal . " One passage in it is this : " The House of Com- " mons has now given its final decision with regard " to the merits and demerits of Mr. Hastings . The " grand inquest of England ...
... Hastings , Esquire , late " Governor General of Bengal . " One passage in it is this : " The House of Com- " mons has now given its final decision with regard " to the merits and demerits of Mr. Hastings . The " grand inquest of England ...
Pagina 213
... Hastings , the " voice of Britain henceforth to her sons , is , Go " and serve your country ; but if you transgress the " line of official orders , though compelled by ne- cessity , you do so at the risk of your fortune , your honour ...
... Hastings , the " voice of Britain henceforth to her sons , is , Go " and serve your country ; but if you transgress the " line of official orders , though compelled by ne- cessity , you do so at the risk of your fortune , your honour ...
Pagina 214
... Hastings is carried on " -Now , Gentlemen , I leave you to judge what sort of mo- tives are imputed to the House of Commons here- " From motives of personal animosity , not from re- gard to public justice . " 66 The general meaning ...
... Hastings is carried on " -Now , Gentlemen , I leave you to judge what sort of mo- tives are imputed to the House of Commons here- " From motives of personal animosity , not from re- gard to public justice . " 66 The general meaning ...
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Pagina 179 - ... I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks. Methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam, purging and unsealing her...
Pagina 179 - Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks...
Pagina 24 - King there inhabiting and being, in contempt of our said Lord the King and his laws, to the evil example of all others in the like case offending, and against the peace of our said Lord the King, his crown and dignity.
Pagina 178 - ... devout prayer to that eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases...
Pagina 200 - And all the rule, one empire; only add Deeds to thy knowledge answerable; add faith, Add virtue, patience, temperance ; add love, By name to come call'd charity, the soul Of all the rest: then wilt thou not be loth To leave this Paradise, but shalt possess A paradise within thee, happier far.
Pagina 18 - An Act declaring the rights and liberties of the Subject and settling the Succession of the Crown...
Pagina 397 - The liberty of the press is indeed essential to the nature of a free state ; but this consists in laying no previous restraints upon publication, and not in freedom from censure for criminal matter when published. Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases before the public ; to forbid this is to destroy the freedom of the press ; but if he publishes what is improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequences of his own temerity.
Pagina 199 - Lost," the rest from his finished labors, and the ultimate hope, expectation, and glory of the world. " A virgin is his mother, but his sire, The power of the Most High ; he shall ascend The throne hereditary, and bound his reign With earth's wide bounds, his glory with the heavens.
Pagina 62 - That it is the right of the subjects to petition the king ; and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal.
Pagina 178 - ... is so sprightly up, as that it has, not only wherewith to guard well its own freedom and safety, but to spare and to bestow upon the solidest and sublimest points of controversy and new invention, it...