 London, for a guinea a week. He was afterwards raised to the office of clerk of the franks, in which he acted with great spirit and firmness ; and often stopped franks, which were given by members of parliament to their friends, because he thought such...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Seite 216von Samuel Johnson - 1820Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 400 Seiten
...to a Journalist in London, for a guinea a week. He was afterwards raised to the office of clerk of the franks, in which he acted with great spirit and...which were given by members of parliament to their VOL. II. B b friends, because he thought such extension of a peculiar right illegal, This raised many... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1812 - 402 Seiten
...to a Journalist in London, for a guinea a week. He was afterwards raised to the office of clerk of the franks, in which he acted with great spirit and...having stopped among others, a frank given to the old dutchess of Marlborough by Mr. Walter Plummer, he was cited before the house as for a breach *f privilege,... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 646 Seiten
...afterwards raised to the office of clerk of the franks, in which he acted with great spirit and tirmness; and often stopped franks which were given by members...among others, a frank given to the old duchess of Maryborough bv Mr. Walter Plummer, he was cited before the house, as tor breach of privilege, and accused,... | |
 | 1811 - 644 Seiten
...a Journal* ist of London, tor a guinea a week. He vvas afterwards raised to the office of clerk of the franks, in which he acted with great spirit and...firmness; and often stopped franks which were given hy members of parliament to their friends; because he thought such extension of a peculiar right illegal.... | |
 | John Nichols - 1812 - 734 Seiten
...intelligence to a journalist of London for a guinea a week. He was afterwards raised to the office of Clerk of the Franks, in which he acted with great spirit and...Walter Plummer, he was cited before the House, as for breach of privilege, and accused, I suppose very unjustly, of opening letters to detect them. He was... | |
 | John Nichols - 1812 - 736 Seiten
...intelligence to a journalist of London for a guinea a week. He was afterwards raised to the office of Clerk of the Franks, in which he acted with great spirit and...thought such extension of a peculiar right illegal. This raked many complaints ; and having •topped, among others, a frank given to the old Duchess of Marlborough... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 544 Seiten
...to a journalist in London, for a guinea a week. He was afterwards raised to the office of clerk of the franks, in which he acted with. great spirit and...Walter Plummer, he was cited before the house, as for breach of privilege, and accused, perhaps very unjustly, of opening letters to detect them. He was... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 546 Seiten
...to a journalist in London, for a guinea a week. He was afterwards raised to the office of clerk of the franks, in which he acted with great spirit and...old duchess of Marlborough by Mr. Walter Plummer, be was cited before the house, as for breach of privilege, and accused, perhaps very unjustly, of opening... | |
 | 1813 - 536 Seiten
...to a journalist in London, for a guinea a week. He was afterwards raised to the office of clerk of the franks, in which he acted with great spirit and firmness; and often slopped franks which were given by members of parliament to their friends, because he thought such... | |
 | John Walker - 1814 - 638 Seiten
...Journalist of London, for a guinea a week. He was afterwards raised to the office of clerk of the frank, in which he acted with great spirit and firmness;...given to the old Duchess of Marlborough, by Mr. Walter Plummcr, he was cited before the House, as for breach of privilege, and accused, I suppose very unjustly,... | |
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