 ... 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
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 500 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 be compared was confident our Liberty could never be placed upon a firm foundation until that ancient law were... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 446 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 be compared was confident our Liberty could never be placed upon a firm foundation until that ancient law were... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 304 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 legal, and by DO means to be compared with that contempt of national right with which, some time afterwards, by the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 446 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 - 1823 - 452 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 Pope - 1824 - 596 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...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 Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 602 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...compared with that contempt of national right, with which some time afterwards, by the instigation of Whigvism, the Commons, chosen by the People for tliree... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 628 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...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 - 1825 - 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 - 1825 - 674 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,... | |
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