 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham), Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1766 - 28 pages
...reprcíeñted by any reprefentative of a borough — * borough, which perhaps no man ever faw — This is what is called, the ROTTEN PART OF the CONSTITUTION. — It cannot continue the century — If ic does not drop, it muft be amputated. — The idea of a virtual reprefentation of America in this... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1780 - 700 pages
...which perhaps no man ever faw — This is what is called, the rotten part of the conftitution. — It cannot continue the century — If it does not...drop, it muft be amputated. — The idea of a virtual reprefentation of America in this houfe, is the toot contemptible idea that ever entered into the head... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1786 - 376 pages
...borough, which perhaps no man ever faw. This is what is called the rat" tin fart of the Conftittttitn. It cannot continue the century. If it does not drop, it muft be amputated. The idea of a virtual reprefentation of America in this Houfe, is the moft contemptible idea that ever entered into the head... | |
 | John Almon, William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1792
...man ever faw — This is what is called, the rotten part of the Conflitntioa. It cannot continue a century — If it does not drop, it muft be amputated. — The idea of a virtual reprefentation of America in this Houfe, is the moft contemptible idea that ever entered into the head... | |
 | John Almon - 1793 - 542 pages
...This is ' what is called the rotten part of the ' conjlltution. It cannot continue a cen« tury — If it does not drop, it muft be ' amputated. — The idea of a virtual repre' fentation of America in this Houfe, is the ' moSl contemptible idea that ever entered ' into... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1802 - 624 pages
...never faw. — This is what is called " the. rotten part of the conftitution.-^It can" not continue a century. If it does not drop, " it muft be amputated. The idea of a vir" tual reprefentation of America in this houfe, " is the moft contemptible that ever entered " into... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - 1807 - 312 pages
...represented by any representative of a borough ; a borough, •which perhaps no man ever saw ? This is what is called the rotten part of the Constitution. It cannot con^tinue a century. If it does not drop, it must be amputated.' The idea of a virtual representation of America,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1807 - 556 pages
...representative of a borough : of a borough which, perhaps, its own representatives never saw ? This is what is called the rotten part of the constitution. It cannot continue a century. It it does not drop it must be amputated. '1 he idea of a virtual representation of America... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 pages
...any representative of a borough — a borough which, perhaps, its own representatives never saw. This is what is called the rotten part of the constitution. It cannot continue a century. If it does not drop, it must be amputated. The idea of a virtual representation of America... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 pages
...representative of a borough — -a borough which, perhaps, its own representatives never saw. This is what is called the rotten part of the constitution. It cannot continue a century. If it does not drop, it must be amputated. The idea of a virtual representation of America... | |
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God that respectable representation was augmented to a greater number! Or will you tell him that he is represented by any representative of a borough ? a borough which, perhaps, its own representatives never saw! This is what is called the rotten part... 
