The Controversial Letters of John Wilkes, Esq., the Rev. John Horne, and Their Principal Adherents: With a Supplement, Containing Material Anonymous PiecesT. Herlock, 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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abuſe advertiſement affertion againſt Alderman anſwer aſked becauſe Bill of Rights Brentford bufinefs buſineſs cauſe charge conduct converfation debts declared defire diſcharge election expence faid falfe falfhood fame favour fecond fent fentiments fervices fhall fhewed fhould figned fince 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 intereſt JOHN HORNE John Wilkes juftice King's Bench laft laſt leaſt letter liberty likewife livery London Tavern Lord Malagrida meaſure meeting Middlefex moft moſt muſt myſelf never occafion paffed paid perfon pleaſe prefent printers promiſe public caufe publiſhed purpoſe queſtion reaſon refolution refpect refuſed Reynolds ſaid Sainte Foy ſay ſee ſeveral ſhall Sheriff Society ſome ſpeak ſtate ſubſcription ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion Townſend treaſurers underſtand uſed whoſe Wildman Wilkes's wiſh yourſelf
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Pagina 39 - The public will impute the impertinence of such a dispute to its author, and pardon my calling their attention for a few moments to scenes of so trifling a nature, because it is in justification of an innocent man.
Pagina 55 - ... as your committee. You swore I should run no hazard ; that you had more than money enough at your banker's, and would that moment give me a draft far fifteen hundred pounds. ' I replied—" Sir, I was not at all offended before, but I am now : I see you think me a dupe; because it is Saturday evening, and your election comes on on Monday morning, you offer me a draft on your banker for fifteen hundred pounds...
Pagina 144 - To each of these, in his turn, you confidentially declare how much you despise the rest ; and should every man to whom you have made such a declaration, quit your acquaintance, you would not have one fool left whom you could flatter with the abuse of another ; and if your present adherents will only compare notes together, they will easily learn your opinion of them all. But to proceed — Having now established Mr.
Pagina 73 - I ought not, then, to be so uurea" sonable as to expect yon should print mine " more faithfully. The third letter you have " quoted of mine to Mr. Wildman, has no " date. Is there none in the original ? I expect " you to leave at Mr. Woodfall's every letter " of mine, which you have quoted, and all those " you print in future. Your letters to me " shall accompany this, and be left for your " perusal at the printer's. The palm of ex" actness and fidelity you should yield to the " alderman of Farringdon...
Pagina 32 - ... tion to private interest. Receiving no answer, " I did not repeat my folly : and, upon a second " visit to you at Paris, in my return from Italy •' to England, in the year 1767* I saw reasons " sufficient never more to trust you with a single " line ; for 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 28 - That I may be well understood, it is neces" sary to give a short history of the commence" ment, progress, and conclusion of the inter" 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 ;...
Pagina 87 - Why, is sir James Hodges dead ?' " W. ' No; but he is not very young, nor in " very good health; and one ought to be pre" pared against accidents. There should al" ways be a candidate fixed upon ready.
Pagina 83 - For a human instru" ment they should go further; he should not " only be supported, but thanked and rewarded, " for the good which perhaps he did not intend, " a? an encouragement to others to follow his " example. But if the foul fiend, having gained " their support, should endeavour to delude the
Pagina 48 - Jif teen pence in the world. It is you that treat " me ill, not they. I am not duped, sir; and " I desire I may at least have the honour of " doing what I do with my eyes open. Go back " and look after them; give yourself no concern " about me: I shall act in the same manner as " if they had engaged with me. The die is " cast: if I had not thought that all was. at
Pagina 59 - ... to the purity and precepts of the Gofpel ; " and that my creed from the firft article to the laft " of it, is known to be non credo, &c.