| Archibald Prentice - 1851 - 456 pagina’s
...th« writings of William Cobbett suddenly 'became of great authority ; they were read on nearly every hearth in the manufacturing districts of South Lancashire,...their sufferings — misgovernment, and to its proper correction — parliamentary reform. Riots soon became scarce, and from that time they have never obtained... | |
| Archibald Prentice - 1802 - 454 pagina’s
..."the writings of William Cobbett suddenly became of great authority ; they were read on nearly every hearth in the manufacturing districts of South Lancashire,...his readers to the true cause of their sufferings — misgovernnient, and to its proper correction — parliamentary reform. Kiots soon became scarce,... | |
| Archibald Prentice - 1851 - 452 pagina’s
...the writings of William Cobbett suddenly became of great authority; they were read on nearly every hearth in the manufacturing districts of South Lancashire,...He directed his readers to the true cause of their sufferings—misgoTernment, and to its proper correction—parliamentary reform. Riots soon became... | |
| Washington Wilks - 1852 - 384 pagina’s
...reform. His writings "suddenly became of great authority. They were read," says Samuel Bamford, "on nearly every cottage hearth in the manufacturing districts...to its proper corrective — Parliamentary reform." The suddenness of his becoming a " great authority " was from the sudden reduction in the price of... | |
| Harriet Martineau - 1858 - 794 pagina’s
...time [1816] the writings of William Cobbett suddenly became of great authority ; they were read on nearly every cottage hearth in the manufacturing districts...to its proper corrective — parliamentary reform. Kiots soon became scarce, and from that time they have never obtained their ancient vogue with the... | |
| John Reilly (of Manchester.) - 1859 - 368 pagina’s
...'the writings of William Cobbett suddenly became of great authority ; they were read on nearly every hearth in the manufacturing districts of South Lancashire,...their sufferings — misgovernment, and to its proper correction — parliamentary reform. Riots soon became scarce, and from that time they have never obtained... | |
| Charles Knight - 1862 - 738 pagina’s
...time [1816] the writings of William Cobbett suddenly became of great authority ; they were read on nearly every cottage hearth in the manufacturing districts...of South Lancashire, in those of Leicester, Derby, aiid Nottingham ; also in many of the Scottish manufacturing towns. Their influence was speedily visible."... | |
| William Bradfield - 1864 - 248 pagina’s
...Leicester, Derby, and Nottingham. Their influence was speedily visible ; he directed his readers to the tme cause of their sufferings — misgovernment ; and....its proper corrective — parliamentary reform."— BAMFORD'S Life of a Radical. NOTE 29.— Page 142. "A rural villagef" The reports of the Secret Committees,... | |
| Harriet Martineau - 1865 - 512 pagina’s
...time [1816] the writings of William Cobbett suddenly became of great authority ; they were read on nearly every cottage hearth in the manufacturing districts...they have never obtained their ancient vogue with the laborers of this country. " Let us not descend to be unjust. Let us not withhold the homage which,... | |
| George Alfred Townsend - 1869 - 702 pagina’s
...the writings of William Cobbett suddenly became of great authority ; they were read on nearly every hearth in the manufacturing districts- of South Lancashire,...those of Leicester, Derby, and Nottingham ; also in of the Scottish manufacturing towns. Their influence was speedily visible. He directed his readers... | |
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