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" The lords might think their dignity diminished by improper advancements, and particularly by the introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of tories in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal, and... "
The Retrospective Review, and Historical and Antiquarian Magazine - Page 126
1828
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prefaces, biographical and critical, to the works of the english poets.

samuel johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
...introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of Tories in the laft reign ; art aft of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal,...compared with that contempt of national right, with which fome time afterwards, by the ir.ftigation of Whiggifm, the commons, chofen by the people for three...
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 258 pages
...introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of Tories in the laft reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal,...compared with that contempt of national right, with which fome time afterwards, by the inftigation of Whiggifm, the commons, chofen by the people for three years,...
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Dryden. Smith. Duke. King. Sprat. Halifax. Parnell. Garth. Rowe. Addison ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 476 pages
...introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of Tories in the lafl reign j an adt of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal,...compared with that contempt of national right, with which fome time afterwards, by the inftigation of Whiggifm, the commons, chofen by the people for three years,...
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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 254 pages
...introduction of twelve new.peers at once, to produce a E z mamajority of Tories in the laft reign; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal,...compared with that contempt of national right, with which fome time afterwards, by the inftigation of Whiggifm, the commons, choien by the people for three years,...
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The Town Talk: The Fish Pool, the Plebeian, the Old Whig, the Spinster, &c

Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1789 - 492 pages
...introduftion of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of Tories in the lafl reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal,...compared with that contempt of national right, with which fome time afterward^ by the inftigation of Whiggifm, the commons, chofen by the people for three years,...
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The Town Talk: The Fish Pool, the Plebeian, the Old Whig, the Spinster, &c

Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1789 - 466 pages
...introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of Tories in the laft reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal,...means to be compared with that contempt of national national right, with which fome time afterwards, by the infligation of Whiggifm, the commons, chofen...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of Tories in the laft reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal,...compared with that contempt of national right with which, fome time afterwards, by the inftigation of Whiggifm, the commons, cholen by the people for three years,...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...at once, to produce > majority of Tories in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, Jrt certainly legal, and by no means to be compared with that contempt of right, with which some time afterwards, by the instigation of m, the commons, chosen by the people...
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Lives of English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 pages
...majority of Tories in the laft reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal, and by, BO means to be compared with that contempt of national right with which, fome time afterwards, by the ioftigation of Whiggilm, the commons, chofen, by the people for three...
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The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volume 16

British essayists - 1802 - 380 pages
...introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of Tories in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal,...compared with that contempt of national right, with which sometime afterwards, by the instigation of Whigism, the commons, chosen by the people for three years,...
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