Essays on Various SubjectsJ. Johnson, 1809 - 158 páginas |
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... kingdom , that they should have so generally failed of accomplishing the object of their institution . Of the causes , that have principally contri- buted to their gradual decline and downfall , none perhaps have had so general or so ...
... kingdom , that they should have so generally failed of accomplishing the object of their institution . Of the causes , that have principally contri- buted to their gradual decline and downfall , none perhaps have had so general or so ...
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... kingdom a singular example of political wisdom and of public spirit ; which , had it more generally obtained , might have been the means of averting the calamities , that have marked the progress of those ill - fated wars * . These ...
... kingdom a singular example of political wisdom and of public spirit ; which , had it more generally obtained , might have been the means of averting the calamities , that have marked the progress of those ill - fated wars * . These ...
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... kingdom two million four hundred and " one thousand seven hundred and sixty- ❝ seven pounds per ann . Which sum , bỷ " the retrenchment of unnecessary pensions , " useless places , fees of office , scandalous “ contracts , and a ...
... kingdom two million four hundred and " one thousand seven hundred and sixty- ❝ seven pounds per ann . Which sum , bỷ " the retrenchment of unnecessary pensions , " useless places , fees of office , scandalous “ contracts , and a ...
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... kingdom for the furtherance of this object , there were few so important either in respect of the num- ber or the rank of the individuals who attended , as that which assembled at Mans- field on the 28th of October 1782 . On being ...
... kingdom for the furtherance of this object , there were few so important either in respect of the num- ber or the rank of the individuals who attended , as that which assembled at Mans- field on the 28th of October 1782 . On being ...
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... kingdom , and being merely the speculation of a few , would only divide the nation in a moment which of all others asked the uni- ted aid of every heart and hand ; and that it would unnerve the executive power , by weakening the ...
... kingdom , and being merely the speculation of a few , would only divide the nation in a moment which of all others asked the uni- ted aid of every heart and hand ; and that it would unnerve the executive power , by weakening the ...
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