| 1812 - 624 Seiten
...almost wish that the public had been excluded from hearing his opinions. Give me," said Mr Sheridan, " but the liberty of the press, and I will give to the...servile House of Commons — I will give him the full swing of the patronage of office — I will give him the whole host of ministerial influence— I will... | |
| 1812 - 620 Seiten
...almost wish that the public had been excluded from hearing his opinions. Give me," said Mr Sheridan, " but the liberty of the press, and I will give to the...servile House of Commons — I will give him the full swing of the patronage of office — I will give him the whole host of ministerial influence — I... | |
| Walter Scott - 1812 - 628 Seiten
...almost wish that the public had been excluded f rum hearing his opinions. Give me," said Mr Sheridan, " but the liberty of the press, and I will give to the minister a venal House of Peers — ' will give him a corrupt and servile House of Commons — I will give him the full swing of the... | |
| Walter Scott - 1812 - 626 Seiten
...Sheridan, " but the liberty of the press, and I will give to the minister a venal House of Peers — 1 will give him a corrupt and servile House of Commons — I will give him the full swing of the patronage of office — I wifl give him the whole host of ministerial influence — I... | |
| Edward Baines - 1818 - 746 Seiten
...from the debate. Then passing, by a rapid transition, to the subject of the press, he exclaimed — " Give me but the liberty of the press, and I will give...servile house of commons — I will give him the full swing of the patronage of office — I will give him the whole host of ministerial influence — 1... | |
| John Watkins - 1818 - 572 Seiten
...political writings of Swift, whose language the reader will recognize in the following passages : " Give me but the liberty of the press, and I will give...minister a venal House of Peers. I will give him a servile and corrupt House of Commons. I will give, him the full swing of patronage and office. 1 will... | |
| 1831 - 222 Seiten
...Juries are sometimes fallible and vulnerable! "Give me but the liberty of the press," says Sheridan, "and I will give to the minister a venal house of peers — I will give to him a corrupt and servile house of commons— I will give him a full remarks : The editer is a warm... | |
| 1835 - 842 Seiten
...thai the honest patriot may well exclaim in the glowing language of Sheridan on a different subject, " I will give to the minister a venal house of peers...servile house of commons — I will give him the full swing of the pnlronage of his office — I will give him all the power that place can confer, to overawe... | |
| David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 370 Seiten
...tribute to its merits from Richard Brinsley Sheridan, one of the most brilliant of British Orators. " Give me but the liberty of the Press, and I will give to the minister a venal house of peers, — a corrupt and servile house of commons, — the full swing of office patronage, — the whole host... | |
| David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 364 Seiten
...tribute to its merits from Richard Brinsley Sheridan, one of the most brilliant of British Orators. " Give me but the liberty of the Press, and I will give to the minister a venal house of peers, — a corrupt and servile house of commons, — the full swing of office patronage, — the whole host... | |
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