The British Cicero: Or, A Selection of the Most Admired Speeches in the English Language; Arranged Under Three Distinct Heads of Popular, Parliamentary, and Judicial Oratory: with Historical Illustrations: to which is Prefixed, an Introduction to the Study and Practice of Eloquence, Band 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1808 |
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... Test Acts . His speech on the occa- sion was much admired for its modesty , as well as its argumentative force and eloquence . " I am sensible , " said he , " Mr. Speaker , that in a business so important as that upon which we are this ...
... Test Acts . His speech on the occa- sion was much admired for its modesty , as well as its argumentative force and eloquence . " I am sensible , " said he , " Mr. Speaker , that in a business so important as that upon which we are this ...
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... test is little less than a sacrilegious abuse . " Of these several descriptions of my fellow - citizens , entitled as they all are to particular regard , the Dissenters have the first claim to my attention ; for they have pub- licly ...
... test is little less than a sacrilegious abuse . " Of these several descriptions of my fellow - citizens , entitled as they all are to particular regard , the Dissenters have the first claim to my attention ; for they have pub- licly ...
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... Test act required of every person accepting a civil or military office under the crown to take the sacrament in like manner within a limited time , in default of which he was liable to a fine of 500l . and incurred other penal- ties in ...
... Test act required of every person accepting a civil or military office under the crown to take the sacrament in like manner within a limited time , in default of which he was liable to a fine of 500l . and incurred other penal- ties in ...
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... From the memorable pro- test of the lords upon this subject , in the year 1689 , it appeared , nevertheless , that the sentiments of several of the the greatest men in that extraordinary æra coincided with those 80 ON TOLERATION .
... From the memorable pro- test of the lords upon this subject , in the year 1689 , it appeared , nevertheless , that the sentiments of several of the the greatest men in that extraordinary æra coincided with those 80 ON TOLERATION .
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... Test act . In discussing the general policy of this new law , Mr. BEAUFOY observed , " that to the higher trust of legis- lative authority the Dissenters were admitted without reserve . From the members of that House , from the members ...
... Test act . In discussing the general policy of this new law , Mr. BEAUFOY observed , " that to the higher trust of legis- lative authority the Dissenters were admitted without reserve . From the members of that House , from the members ...
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Seite 81 - ... to dive into the depths of dungeons ; to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
Seite 44 - If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms — never, never, never.
Seite 46 - I call upon the honour of your lordships, to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own : I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country, to vindicate the national character: I invoke the genius of the constitution.
Seite 87 - Cup. For as the benefit is great, if with a true penitent heart and lively faith we receive that holy Sacrament ; (for then we spiritually eat the Flesh of Christ, and drink His Blood; then we dwell in Christ, and Christ in us; we are one with Christ, and Christ with us ;) so is the danger great, if we receive the same unworthily.
Seite 43 - Lords, you cannot conquer America. What is your present situation there ? We do not know the worst; but we know that in three campaigns we have done nothing, and suffered much.
Seite 88 - Christ with us :) so is the danger great if we receive the same unworthily. For then we are guilty of the body and blood of Christ our Saviour ; we eat and drink our own damnation, not considering the Lord's body...
Seite 17 - He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in persons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the same proportion.
Seite 28 - For a wise man, he seemed to me at that time, to be governed too much by general maxims. I speak with the freedom of history, and I hope without offence. One or two of these maxims, flowing from an opinion not the most indulgent to our unhappy species, and surely a little too general, led him into measures that were...
Seite 30 - If he had not so great a stock as some have had who flourished formerly, of knowledge long treasured up, he knew better by far than any man I ever was acquainted with, how to bring together within a short time, all that was necessary to establish, to illustrate, and to decorate that side of the question he supported.
Seite 46 - to use all the means which God and nature have put into our hands." I am astonished, I am shocked, to hear such principles confessed ; to hear them avowed in this House or in this country.