 ... 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 - 1826 - 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, sometime afterward , by the instigation of whiggism, the Commons, chosen by the people for three years,... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1828 - 550 pages
...the introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of tones, as was done in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly...compared with that contempt of national right with which, some rime afterwards, by the instigation of whiggism, the commons, chosen by the people for three years,... | |
 | 1828 - 548 pages
...of twelve new peers at once, to produee a majority of tones, as was done in the last reign ; an aet of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal,...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 - 1835 - 476 pages
...majority of tones in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal, and l>y 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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pages
...by the introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of torics in the last reign j 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 - 1840 - 742 pages
...particularly jy 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 no means to be cum>ared with that contempt of national right with which, some time afterwards, by the instigaion of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 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 no means (o be compared with that contempt of national right with which, some time afterwards, by the instigation... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 480 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,... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - 1850 - 492 pages
...life of Addison, alluding to the royal prerogative of creating peers to make a majority says, " it was an act of authority violent enough yet certainly legal,...and by no means to be compared with THAT CONTEMPT OP NATIONAL RIGHT with which, some time afterwards, by the instigation of Whiggisiu, the Commons, chosen... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - 1850 - 504 pages
...life of Addison, alluding to the royal prerogative of creating peers to make a majority says, " it was an act of authority violent enough yet certainly legal, and by no means to be compared with THAT CONTHSI1-T oio NATIONAL EIGHT ivith which, some time afterwards, by the instigation of Whiggiam, the... | |
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