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... Electoral Reform . But , though all parliamentary parties are at one on the sub- ject , and although the majority of the members of the present parliament are pledged to sup- port a Reform Bill , it is open to question whether all ...
... Electoral Reform . But , though all parliamentary parties are at one on the sub- ject , and although the majority of the members of the present parliament are pledged to sup- port a Reform Bill , it is open to question whether all ...
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... Electoral nor the Representative body was determined on any conceivable principle of equity . Old Sarum and Gatton returned their members , but Liver- pool and Birmingham had no representative in Parliament ; and , while the territorial ...
... Electoral nor the Representative body was determined on any conceivable principle of equity . Old Sarum and Gatton returned their members , but Liver- pool and Birmingham had no representative in Parliament ; and , while the territorial ...
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... electoral body . It would have been too violent an exercise of pressure from without , to force the Whig leaders , who professed to think that the privilege of voting was the birthright of every Briton possessed of a ten - pound ...
... electoral body . It would have been too violent an exercise of pressure from without , to force the Whig leaders , who professed to think that the privilege of voting was the birthright of every Briton possessed of a ten - pound ...
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... electoral system may be expected to be more fully brought out in an old parliament modified by the elections during its existence , than in a new parliament which still reflects the passions of a general election . 2. Because the recent ...
... electoral system may be expected to be more fully brought out in an old parliament modified by the elections during its existence , than in a new parliament which still reflects the passions of a general election . 2. Because the recent ...
Página 180
... electoral body have been what might be antici- pated ; the history of England , since the Reform Bill has been the history of the Shopocracy . Theirs has been the influence which in every thing has been consulted , and which has ridden ...
... electoral body have been what might be antici- pated ; the history of England , since the Reform Bill has been the history of the Shopocracy . Theirs has been the influence which in every thing has been consulted , and which has ridden ...
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Página 11 - Again ; the mathematical postulate, that " things which are equal to the same are equal to one another," is similar to the form of the syllogism in logic, which unites things agreeing in the middle term.
Página 124 - Britain's isle, no matter where, An ancient pile of building stands ; The Huntingdons and Hattons there Employ'd the power of fairy hands To raise the ceiling's fretted height, Each pannel in achievements clothing, Rich windows that exclude the light, And passages, that lead to nothing.
Página 2 - BOSCOBEL TRACTS. Relating to the Escape of Charles the Second after the Battle of Worcester, and his subsequent Adventures. Edited by J. HUGHES, Esq., AM A New Edition, with additional Notes and Illustrations, including Communications from the Rev. RH BARHAM, Author of the
Página 306 - If by this inquiry into the nature of the understanding, I can discover the powers thereof; how far they reach; to what things they are in any degree proportionate; and where they fail us, I suppose it may be of use to prevail with the busy mind of man to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension...
Página 306 - Whereas, were the capacities of our understandings well considered, the extent of our knowledge once discovered, and the horizon found which sets the bounds between the enlightened and dark parts of things; between what is and what is not comprehensible by us, men would perhaps with less scruple acquiesce in the avowed ignorance of the one, and employ their thoughts and discourse with more advantage and satisfaction in the other.
Página 25 - On seeking for some clue to the law underlying these current maxims, we may see shadowed forth in many of them, the importance of economizing the reader's or hearer's attention. To so present ideas that they may be apprehended with the least possible mental effort, is the desideratum towards which most of the rules above quoted point.
Página 333 - Protestant interests/ this excessive love for ' the balance of power/ is neither more nor less than a gigantic system of out-door relief for the aristocracy of Great Britain.
Página 306 - I suppose it may be of use to prevail with the busy mind of man to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension, to stop when it is at the utmost extent of its tether, and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of those things which, upon examination, are found to be beyond the reach of our capacities.
Página 25 - A reader or listener has at each moment but a limited amount of mental power available. To recognize and interpret the symbols presented to him, requires part of this power ; to arrange and combine the images suggested requires a further part ; and only that part which remains can be used for realizing the thought conveyed.
Página 307 - ... attempt to escape from this apparent contradiction, by introducing the idea of succession in time. The Absolute exists first by itself, and afterwards becomes a Cause, But here we are checked by the third conception, that of the Infinite. How can the Infinite become that which it was not from the first'? If Causation is a possible mode of existence, that which exists without causing is not infinite ; that which becomes a cause has passed beyond its former limits.