The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the Third, 1760-1860, Volume 1Longmans, Green, 1868 - Constitutional history |
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... cause their active support may be relied upon ; and even in a bad cause , their prejudices have more often been enlisted in favour of the government , than against it . How great then , for good or for evil , were the powers of a ...
... cause their active support may be relied upon ; and even in a bad cause , their prejudices have more often been enlisted in favour of the government , than against it . How great then , for good or for evil , were the powers of a ...
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... cause of the Stuarts , which had been hopelessly abandoned since the rebel- lion of 1745. The close phalanx of the Whig party had already been broken ; and Mr. Pitt had striven to conciliate the Tories , and put an end to the bitter ...
... cause of the Stuarts , which had been hopelessly abandoned since the rebel- lion of 1745. The close phalanx of the Whig party had already been broken ; and Mr. Pitt had striven to conciliate the Tories , and put an end to the bitter ...
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... cause of my resigning the seals . " — Chat- ham Corr . , ii . 159 . 25th , 1761 . Pension to Mr. Pitt . Influence of Lord Bute . RETIREMENT OF MR . PITT . 17 He prevails upon the Lords to pass the Reform Bill Sudden dismissal of the ...
... cause of my resigning the seals . " — Chat- ham Corr . , ii . 159 . 25th , 1761 . Pension to Mr. Pitt . Influence of Lord Bute . RETIREMENT OF MR . PITT . 17 He prevails upon the Lords to pass the Reform Bill Sudden dismissal of the ...
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... cause , and gave it powerful leaders , whose interests had hitherto been enlisted on the side of the crown . Claims of prerogative became the signal for the assertion of new rights and liberties , on the part of the people . 1 Walp ...
... cause , and gave it powerful leaders , whose interests had hitherto been enlisted on the side of the crown . Claims of prerogative became the signal for the assertion of new rights and liberties , on the part of the people . 1 Walp ...
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... cause . Many were influenced by high notions of prerogative , -by loyalty , by confidence in the judgment and ... causes which generally contribute to the formation of party ties . But their principles and posi- tion were inconsistent ...
... cause . Many were influenced by high notions of prerogative , -by loyalty , by confidence in the judgment and ... causes which generally contribute to the formation of party ties . But their principles and posi- tion were inconsistent ...
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