| Algernon Sidney - 1744 - 422 trang
...^proper Way laid before Parliament ; fuppofe thefe Lights refufed, thefe reafonable Requefts rejected by a corrupt Majority of his Creatures, whom he retains in daily Pay, or engages in his particular Intereft, by granting them thofe Pofts and Places which ought never 'to... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1759 - 478 trang
...relieve the nation from the diftrefs which has " been intailed upon it by his adminiftration. " Suppofe him fcreened by a corrupt majority of .:.. " his creatures, whom he retains in daily pay, " or engages in his particular intereft, by dif** tributing among them thofe pofts and places * . rjj.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1771 - 452 trang
...of " his creatures, whom he retains in daily pay. ** Let us fuppofe him domineering with info" lence over all men of ancient families, over ** all men...or fortune, in the " nation; as he has no virtue of his own, «* ridiculing it in others, and endeavouring to ** punifh or corrupt it in all. With fuch... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1771 - 448 trang
...in *' fuch a parliament to enquire into his con** duct, or relieve the nation, fruitlefs. Sup" pofc him fcreened by a corrupt majority of *' his creatures,...daily pay. *' Let us fuppofe him domineering with info" lence over all men of ancient families, ovet ** all men of fenfe, figure, or fortune, in the... | |
| 1772 - 420 trang
...proper way laid before the fenate ; fuppofe thefe lights refufe, thefe reafonable requefts rejicted by a corrupt majority of his creatures, whom he retains in daily pay, or engages in his particular intereft, by granting them ihofe poftj and places, which ought never to... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1789 - 330 trang
...attempts in *' fuch a parliament to enquire into his condufl, " or relieve the nation, fruitlefs. Suppofe him " fcreened by a corrupt majority of his creatures,...or fortune, in the nation ; as he has no virtue of his own, ridiculing it in others, and endeavouring to punifh or corrupt it in all. With fuch a minifter... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 450 trang
...attempts in fuch a parliament to " inquire into his conduct, or relieve the nation, " fruitlefs. Suppofe him fcreened by a corrupt " majority of his creatures,...domineering '• with infolence over all men of ancient famice lies, overall men of fenfe, figure, or fortune, " in the nation; as he has no virtue of his... | |
| Tobias George Smollett - 1793 - 376 trang
...relieve the nation from the diftfefs which ct has been entailed upon it by his adminiflration. cc Suppofe him fcreened by a corrupt majority of his " creatures whom he retains in daily pay, or eri" gages in his particular intereft, by distributing <c among them tbofe ports and places which... | |
| William Coxe - 1800 - 522 trang
...proper way laid before parliament. Suppofe thefe lights refufed, thefe realonable requefts rejected by a corrupt majority of his creatures, whom he retains in daily pay, or Engages in his particular intereft, by granting them thofe pofts and places which'ought never to... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 452 trang
...inquire into his conduct, or relieve the nation, *' fruitless. Suppose him screened by a corrupt <c majority of his creatures, whom he retains in " daily pay. Let us suppose him domineering " with insolence over all men of ancient fami*e lies, over all men of sense,... | |
| |