 | Edmund Burke - 1778 - 762 pages
...his country; Which he preferred to every thing — ] Except its liberties. He was a perfect mafter of the law of parliament, And attached to its privileges until they were fet up againft the rights of the people. All the proceedings Which have weakened government, endangered... | |
 | 1800 - 694 pages
...perfect mafter of the law of parliament, And attached to its privileges until »hey were fct up againll the rights of the people. All the proceedings Which...have weakened government, endangered freedom, and diffracted tha Britifh empire, were by him flrcnuoufly oppofed ; And his laft efforts. Under which... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1824 - 618 pages
...the revenues of his country ; which he preferred to every thing — except its liberties. He was a perfect master of the law of Parliament, And attached...And his last efforts, under which his health sunk, were to preserve his country from a civil war, which, being unable to prevent, he had not the misfortune... | |
 | sir James Prior - 1826 - 1108 pages
...to every thing — except its liberties. He was a perfect master of the law of Parliament, •I..-. And attached to its privileges until they were set...And his last efforts, under which his health sunk, were to preserve las country from a civil war, which, being unable to prevent, he had not the misfortune... | |
 | John Burke - 1835 - 758 pages
...of his time the REVENUES of his COUNTRY : Which he preferred to every thing except its LIBERTIES. * was perfect master of the law of Parliament, and attached...against the RIGHTS of the PEOPLE. All the proceedings wnich have weakened Government, endangered FREEDOM, and distracted the British Empire, were, by him,... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1838 - 588 pages
...time, the Revenues of his country, which he preferred to every thing except its Liberties ; he was a perfect master of the law of Parliament, and attached...were set up against the rights of the people."* All * Epitupb iin the Monument in Kushley Church, Worcestershire, erected in 1778. rights are now utterly... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1838 - 588 pages
...time, the Revenues of his country, which he preferred to every thing except its Liberties ; he was a perfect master of the law of Parliament, and attached...were set up against the rights of the people."* All * Epitaph on the Monument in Bushley Church, Worcestershire, erected in 1 778. rights are now utterly... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1838 - 590 pages
...time, the Revenues of his country, which he preferred to every thing except its Liberties; he was a perfect master of the law of Parliament, and attached...were set up against the rights of the people."* All * Epitaph on the Monument in Bushley Church, Worcestershire, in 1778. rights are uow utterly disregarded... | |
 | William Pitt (1st earl of Chatham.) - 1839 - 570 pages
...things which concerned his duty profound : he understood beyond, any man of his time, the revenues of his country ; which he preferred to every thing...and his last efforts, under which his health sunk, were to preserve his country from a civil war, which, being unable to prevent, he had not the misfortune... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham), William Stanhope Taylor, John Henry Pringle - 1839 - 546 pages
...things which concerned his duty profound : he understood beyond, any man of his time, the revenues of his country ; which he preferred to every thing...and his last efforts, under which his health sunk, were to preserve his country from a civil war, which, being unable to prevent, he had not the misfortune... | |
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... made for the practical business of the State. In debate he was clear, natural, and convincing. His knowledge in all things which concerned his duty, profound. He understood beyond any man of his time the revenues of his country ; which he preferred... 
