 I had not that influence for which he sued; and which, had I been possessed of it, with my present views of the dispute between the Crown and the Commons, I must have refused him, for he is on the side of the former. It is comfortable to be of no consequence...  The life and letters of William Cowper - Page 193by William Cowper, William Hayley - 1809Full view - About this book
 | William Hayley - 1806 - 458 pages
...the Commons, I must have refused him, for he is on the side of the former. It is comfortable to be bf no consequence in a world, where one cannot exercise...without disobliging somebody. The town however seems to be*much at his service, and if he be equally successful throughout the county, he will undoubtedly... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 pages
...dispute between the crown and the commons, I must have refused him, for he is on the side of the former. It is comfortable to be of no consequence in a world,...exercise any without disobliging somebody. The town, howerer, seems to be much at his service, and if he be equally " successful throughout the county,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 328 pages
...dispute between the Crown and the Commons, I must have refused him, for he is on the side of the former. It is comfortable to be of no consequence in a world...mortified, because it was evident that I owed the honour of this visit to his misrepresentation of my importance. But had he thought proper to assure... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 456 pages
...dispute between the Crown and the Commons, I must have refused him, for he is on the side of the former. It is comfortable to be of no consequence in a world...mortified, because it was evident that I owed the honour of this visit to his misrepresentation of my importance. But had he thought proper to assure... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 370 pages
...dispute between the Crown and the Commons,* I must have refused him, for he is on the side of the former. It is comfortable to be of no consequence in a world, where one cannot exer* We have already stated that Mr. Pitt was frequently outvoted at this time in the House of Commons,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 382 pages
...dispute between the Crown and the Commons,* I must have refused him, for he is on the side of the former. It is comfortable to be of no consequence in a world, where one cannot exer* We have already stated that Mr. Pitt was frequently outvoted at this time in the House of Commons,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 402 pages
...dispute between the Crown and the Commons, I must have refused him, for he is on the side of the former. It is comfortable to be of no consequence in a world...county, he will undoubtedly gain his election. Mr. Ashburner perhaps was a little mortified, because it was evident that I owed the honour of this visit... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 390 pages
...dispute between the Crown and the Commons, I must have refused him, for he is on the side of the former. It is comfortable to be of no consequence in a world...county, he will undoubtedly gain his election. Mr. Ashburner perhaps was a little mortified, because it was evident that I owed the honour of this visit... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 602 pages
...dispute between the Crown and the Commons,* I must have refused him, for he is on the side of the former. It is comfortable to be of no consequence in a world, where one cannot exer* We have already stated that Mr. Pitt was frequently outvoted at this time in the House of Commons,... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 788 pages
...dispute between the Crown and the Commons, I must have refused him, for he is on the side of the former. It is comfortable to be of no consequence in a world...cannot exercise any without disobliging somebody." — p. 242 — 244. Melancholy and dejected men often amuse themselves with pursuits that seem to indicate... | |
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