 ... reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal, and by no means to be compared with that contempt of national right with •which, some time afterwards, by the instigation of whiggism, the commons, chosen by the people for three years,...  The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces - Page 68by Samuel Johnson - 1781Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 pages
...particularly by the introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of tories in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly...with that contempt of national right with •which, some time afterwards, by the instigation of whiggism, the commons, chosen by the people for three years,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pages
...particularly by the introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of tories in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly...compared with that contempt of national right with which, some time afterwards, by the instigation of whiggism, the commons, chosen by the people for three years,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 366 pages
...emphasis, by saying, " That the sudden introduction of twelve new peers at once by Queen Anne, was an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal, and by no means to }>e compared with that contempt of national right, with which some time afterwards, by the instigation... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 506 pages
...peers at once by Queen Anne, was nu act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal, and by nu means to be compared with that contempt of national right, with which some time afterwards, by the instigation of whiggism, the commons, chosen by the people for three years,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 504 pages
...particularly by the introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of Tories in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly...compared with that contempt of national right with which, some time afterwards, by the instigation of Whiggism, the Commons, chosen by the people for three years,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1819 - 376 pages
...the introduction of .twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of tories in the last reign } on act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal,...compared with that contempt of national right with whicii, some time afterwards, by the instigation of vvhiggism, the commons, chosen by the people for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 430 pages
...particularly by the introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of Tories in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly...compared with that contempt of national right with which, some time afterwards, by the instigation of Whiggism, the commons, chosen by the people for three years,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 416 pages
...particularly by the introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of Tories in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly...and by no means to be compared with that contempt of nation* al right with which, some time afterwards, by the instigation of Whiggism, the Commons, chosen... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 298 pages
...particularly by the introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of Tories in the last reign; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly...compared with that contempt of national right with which, some time afterwards, by the instigation of Whiggism, the commons, chosen by the people for three years,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1822 - 508 pages
...particularly by the introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of Tories in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly...compared with that contempt of national right, with which some time afterwards, by the instigation of Whigism, the commons, chosen by the people for three years,... | |
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