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Page 84
... considering petitions or addresses for alteration of matters in Church or State , or for discussing any grievance , without pre- vious notice to a magistrate , who was to attend and control the meeting . These extraordinary powers were ...
... considering petitions or addresses for alteration of matters in Church or State , or for discussing any grievance , without pre- vious notice to a magistrate , who was to attend and control the meeting . These extraordinary powers were ...
Page 112
... considering whether they should find him a retreat at Holyrood or advise him to seek seclusion on the Continent till he was freed from his embarrassments . Pending the poet's decision , ' some of his admirers came forward with offers of ...
... considering whether they should find him a retreat at Holyrood or advise him to seek seclusion on the Continent till he was freed from his embarrassments . Pending the poet's decision , ' some of his admirers came forward with offers of ...
Page 115
... consider , had culminated in the great gathering at St. Peter's Field , near Manchester , which is known in history as Peterloo . The ycomanry , in obedience to the instructions of an in- judicious magistrate , charged and dispersed the ...
... consider , had culminated in the great gathering at St. Peter's Field , near Manchester , which is known in history as Peterloo . The ycomanry , in obedience to the instructions of an in- judicious magistrate , charged and dispersed the ...
Page 116
... consider well what line to take on the occasion . It is most important also , in my opinion , that , while they declare most explicitly and unequivocally against the Radical Reformers of all descriptions , they should not allow the ...
... consider well what line to take on the occasion . It is most important also , in my opinion , that , while they declare most explicitly and unequivocally against the Radical Reformers of all descriptions , they should not allow the ...
Page 118
... consider of further means to detect and to prevent corruption in Parlia- mentary elections ; and 4. That it is expedient that the borough of Grampound should be disfranchised . ' 1 It was in this speech that Lord John , arguing for ...
... consider of further means to detect and to prevent corruption in Parlia- mentary elections ; and 4. That it is expedient that the borough of Grampound should be disfranchised . ' 1 It was in this speech that Lord John , arguing for ...
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Page viii - After my death I wish no other herald, No other speaker of my living actions, To keep mine honour from corruption, But such an honest chronicler as Griffith.