 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1812 - 670 pages
...and of whom it has been said by a respected statesman, " the virtue, spirit, and essence of which, consists in its being the express image of the feelings of the nation," will deem itself called upon to protect the people from the effects of so unconstitutional a maxim... | |
 | James Ridgway - 1813 - 518 pages
...the people out of doors. By this " want of sympathy, they would cease to be a House ** of Commons. " The virtue, spirit, and essence of a House of " Commons,...image *' of the feelings of the nation. It was not insti*. " uted to be a control upon the people, as of late " it has been taught, by a doctrine of the... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1813 - 522 pages
...people out of doors. By this " want of sympathy, they would cease to be a House t* of Commons. . ' " The virtue, spirit, and essence of a House of " Commons,...image " of the feelings of the nation. It was not insti" uted to be a control upon the people, as of late " it has been taught, by a doctrine of the... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1817 - 800 pages
...great eloquence, said Mr. Erskine, speaking of those changes in the English government, truly said, " The virtue, spirit, and essence of a House of Commons...feelings of the nation. It was not instituted to be a control upon the people, as of late it has been taught by a doctrine of the most pernicious tendency,... | |
 | Jeremy Bentham - 1817 - 438 pages
...Mr. Erskinc, now Lord Erskine, " speaking of those changes in the English govern" ment, truly said, ' The virtue, spirit, and essence, of a House of " Commons...feelings of " the nation. It was not instituted to be a control upon the people, " as of late it has been taught by a doctrine of the most pernicious. " tendency,... | |
 | 1817 - 710 pages
...quoted Mr. Barkis opinion as to the character of a genuine House of Commons. " The virtue (Borte said), spirit, and essence of a House of Commons consists...being the express image of the feelings of the Nation, ft was uot instituted to be a controul up-- the people, as of late it has been Uoghi, by a doctrine... | |
 | 1830 - 990 pages
...STATE OF THE COUNTRY, AND OF PARTIES. The virtue, spirit, and essence of a Howe of Commons, cont isU in Its being the express image of the feelings of the nation. BURKX. . ON the 4th day of February the t ivo Houses of Parliament met, in the official language of... | |
 | Thomas Bayly Howell, Thomas Jones Howell - 1818 - 748 pages
...I have often had occasion to cite, expresses this sentiment with admirable justness and force — " The virtue, spirit, and essence of a House of Commons...feelings of the nation. It was not instituted to be a conlroul UPON the people, as of late it has been taught, by a doctrine of the most pernicious tendency.... | |
 | 1818 - 784 pages
...quoted Mr. Burke's opinion as to the character of a genuine house of commons. " The virtue (Burke said), spirit, and essence of a house of commons consists...feelings of the nation. It was not instituted to be a control upon the people, as of late it has been taught, by a doctrine of the most pernicious tcntency... | |
 | Thomas Bayly Howell - 1818 - 724 pages
...sympathy, they would cet<-f to be a House of Communs. " The virtue, S|urit, and essence of a Hou-e of Commons, consists in its being the express image of the feelings ot the nation. It was not instituted tu be a control и/юп the people, as of lat« it has been taught,... | |
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The virtue, spirit, and essence of a House of Commons consists in its being the express image of the feelings of the nation. It was not instituted to be a control upon the people, as of late it has been taught, by a doctrine of the most pernicious tendency.... 
