The Controversial Letters of John Wilkes, Esq., the Rev. John Horne, and Their Principal Adherents: With a Supplement, Containing Material Anonymous Pieces, &c., &c., &cT. Sherlock, 1771 - 320 pagina's |
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The Controversial Letters of John Wilkes, Esq., the Rev. John Horne, and ... John Wilkes Volledige weergave - 1771 |
The Controversial Letters of John Wilkes, Esq., the Rev. John Horne, and ... John Wilkes Volledige weergave - 1771 |
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advertiſement affertion affiftance againſt Alderman anſwer Appleby's aſked becauſe Bill of Rights Brentford bufinefs buſineſs caufe cauſe charge correfpondent debts declared defired diſcharge election expence faid falfe falfhood fame favour fecond fent fentiments fervices feven fhall fhewed fhould figned fince fingle firft firſt fituation fome foon freeholders friends ftate ftill fubfcribed fubfcription fubject fuch fuppofe fupport fure gentlemen give Glynn Heaton Wilkes himſelf honour Horne's houfe houſe humble Servant inftructions intereft JOHN HORNE John Wilkes juftice King's Bench laft laſt leaft letter liberty likewife livery London Tavern Lord Malagrida meaſure meeting Middlefex moft moſt muft muſt myſelf never occafion Oliver paffed paid perfon pleaſe prefent printers promiſe propofed publiſhed purpoſe reaſon refolution refpectable refuſed Reynolds Sainte Foy ſay ſhall Sheriff Sir Robert Bernard Society ſpeak ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion Townſend treaſurers uſed Wedneſday Weſtminſter Wildman Wilkes's wiſh yourſelf
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Pagina 22 - Paris in 1767, I held no communication with you of any kind whatever; nor did I upon your arrival in England in 1768 even pay you a visit, till it was very evident you lost your election in the City. Then, indeed...
Pagina 35 - ... alarm them, and to make them join with me in the risk, you followed me, and led me together with Mr. into another room ; you caught me by the hands, and supplicated me most earnestly not to be offended at such " creatures
Pagina 80 - I went to Guildford, on account of the trial on my caufe with Mr. Onflow. After the trial, about twenty of us dined together; and after dinner Mr. Heaton Wilkes took me out into another room, and faid to me, H.
Pagina 16 - ... course between us; and this I will begin to do " in my next; not for my own justification, for " I could be well contented to leave each man " to his opinion concerning me; but that the " people at large, to whose safety and happiness " it is important, may be better able to form " their judgment how far they ought, and how " far they ought not, to support you; and that " they may perceive your general professions and " protestations to be like those of last Wednes...
Pagina 20 - You will find, Sir, that it requires more memory as well as wit than falls to one man's share to support a long chain of falsehoods. You are lost and bewildered in the intricacies of error. The path of truth you would find more easy and honourable. You assert, " I found that all the private letters of your friends were regularly pasted in a book, and read over indiscriminately, not only to your friends and acquaintance, but to every visitor.
Pagina 20 - I faw reafons fufficient never more to trull you with a fingle line: for I found that all the private letters of your friends were regularly pafted in a book, and read over indifcriminately, not only to your friends and acquaintance, but to every vifuor.
Pagina 77 - I think I ought to consider something about providing for my friends, and being prepared with candidates for the City offices. Give me your opinion. Who do you think should be town-clerk?
Pagina 56 - Eutrapelian generosity; and that, by furnishing you with the means of pleasure, they intend to consign you over to dissipation, and the grand points of national liberty and your glory to oblivion.
Pagina 179 - In your account of Mr. Wilkes's debts, you studiously omit a remarkable part of an advertisement repeatedly published by the Society of the Bill of Rights in all the papers. 'NB 7149J.
Pagina 34 - ... the people could eafily forefee you would again have fled the country, and they would have loft their money. On Saturday in the evening I waited on the Committee : Mr. T — n was abfent: I told them my bufinefs, and defired only that...