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Pagina 5
... taken is defcribed , not as a part of the King's territory or proper dominion , but merely as a poffeffion , a word exprefsly chofen in contradiction to , and exclufion of the idea of right , and to prepare us for a future furren- der ...
... taken is defcribed , not as a part of the King's territory or proper dominion , but merely as a poffeffion , a word exprefsly chofen in contradiction to , and exclufion of the idea of right , and to prepare us for a future furren- der ...
Pagina 6
... taken of his apparent veracity . The fpeech proceeds to fay , I shall not dif- continue my preparations until I have received pro- per reparation for the injury . If this affurance may be relied on , what an enormous expence is entailed ...
... taken of his apparent veracity . The fpeech proceeds to fay , I shall not dif- continue my preparations until I have received pro- per reparation for the injury . If this affurance may be relied on , what an enormous expence is entailed ...
Pagina 72
... taken leisure to diftinguish the " characters . The hero of the play ( meaning Mellefont " is a gull , and made a fool , and cheated . - Is every man a " gull and a fool that is deceived ? —At that rate , I am " afraid the two claffes ...
... taken leisure to diftinguish the " characters . The hero of the play ( meaning Mellefont " is a gull , and made a fool , and cheated . - Is every man a " gull and a fool that is deceived ? —At that rate , I am " afraid the two claffes ...
Pagina 88
... taken for conviction . I fhould be in . confiftent with the principles I profefs , if I de- clined an appeal to the good fenfe of the peo- ple , or did not willingly fubmit myself to the judgment of my peers . If any coarfe expreffions ...
... taken for conviction . I fhould be in . confiftent with the principles I profefs , if I de- clined an appeal to the good fenfe of the peo- ple , or did not willingly fubmit myself to the judgment of my peers . If any coarfe expreffions ...
Pagina 99
... taken of a fingle unguarded expreffion , in a letter not intended for the public . Yet it is only the ex- preffion that is unguarded . I adhere to the true meaning of that member of the fentence , taken feparately as he takes it , and ...
... taken of a fingle unguarded expreffion , in a letter not intended for the public . Yet it is only the ex- preffion that is unguarded . I adhere to the true meaning of that member of the fentence , taken feparately as he takes it , and ...
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abuſe afferted affirm againſt anſwer argument bail bailable becauſe best of Princes cafe caufe cauſe character committed confefs confequence confider conftitution crown declared defcend defence deferting diftinction doctrine Duke of Grafton eſtabliſhed faid fame favour fecurity feems felony ferve fervice fhall fhould fince firft fituation folicit fome fpirit ftands ftate ftatute fubject fubmit fuch fuffer fuperior fuppofed fupport fure Habeas Corpus himſelf honeft honour Horne houfe houſe of commons impriſonment inftance intereft judge juftice King King's Bench laft law of parliament legislature letter Lord Cam Lord Camden Lord Chatham Lord Coke Lord Mansfield Lord Rockingham meaſures ment minifter miniftry moft moſt muft myſelf neceffary neceffity never obferve offences opinion perfons PHILO JUNIUS poffible pofitive prefent prefs prifoner principles privilege PUBLIC ADVER purpoſe queftion reafon refifted refolution refufal ſay ſhall ſpeak thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion TISER underſtanding uſe whofe Wilkes
Populaire passages
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Pagina 174 - Terminer or general gaol-delivery, after such commitment ; it shall and may be lawful to and for the judges of the court of king's bench and justices of Oyer and Terminer or general...
Pagina 199 - There cannot be a doctrine more fatal to the liberty and property we are contending for, than that, which confounds the idea of a supreme and an arbitrary legislature.
Pagina 13 - A clear, unblemished character, comprehends not only the integrity that will not offer, but the spirit that will not submit to, an injury; and whether it belongs to an individual or to a community, it is the foundation of peace, of independence, and of safety. Private credit is wealth ; public honour is security. The feather that adorns the royal bird supports his flight. Strip him of his plumage, and you fix him to the earth.
Pagina 94 - Home to deter me from doing signal justice to a man, who, I confess, has grown upon my esteem*. 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.
Pagina 197 - Considering the situation and abilities of Lord Mansfield, I do not scruple to affirm, with the most solemn appeal to God for my sincerity, that, in my judgment, he is the very worst and most dangerous man in the kingdom. Thus far I have done my duty in endeavouring to bring him to punishment. But mine is an inferior, ministerial office in the temple of justice. — I have bound the victim, and dragged him to the altar.
Pagina 95 - But if his ambition be upon a level with his understanding ; if he judges of what is truly honourable for himself, with the same superior genius which animates and directs him to eloquence in debate, to wisdom in decision, even the pen of Junius shall contribute to reward him.
Pagina 200 - I consider it as equivalent to robbing the parties concerned of their freehold, of their birthright. I say that, although this birthright may be forfeited, or the exercise of it suspended in particular cases, it cannot be taken away, by a general law, for any real or pretended purpose of improving the constitution.
Pagina 72 - I am afraid the two classes of men will be reduced to one, and the knaves themselves be at a loss to justify their title : but if an open-hearted honest man, who has an entire confidence in one whom he takes to be his friend, and...
Pagina 222 - So that the law and the opinion of the judge are not always convertible terms, or one and the same thing; since it sometimes may happen that the judge may mistake the law.