Junius: Including Letters by the Same Writer Under Other Signatures : to which are Added His Confidential Correspondence with Mr. Wilkes, and His Private Letters to Mr. H.S. WoodfallBell & Daldy, 1865 |
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Page xiv
... importance for his identification . Yet the difficulty of determining what passage or statement in any of his letters was true , is so great , that too much hesitation cannot be shown in fixing upon any one , as being the certain ...
... importance for his identification . Yet the difficulty of determining what passage or statement in any of his letters was true , is so great , that too much hesitation cannot be shown in fixing upon any one , as being the certain ...
Page xxi
... important secret of our times - the authorship of Junius . I will not attempt with profane hands to tear the sacred veil of the sanctuary : I am disposed , with the in- habitants of Attica , to erect an altar to the unknown god of our ...
... important secret of our times - the authorship of Junius . I will not attempt with profane hands to tear the sacred veil of the sanctuary : I am disposed , with the in- habitants of Attica , to erect an altar to the unknown god of our ...
Page xxxv
... important secret , the discovery of which may be very hurtful to you , but a flat denial ; for if you are silent , or hesitate , or evade , it will be held equivalent to a confession . But stay , Sir , here is another case . Supposing ...
... important secret , the discovery of which may be very hurtful to you , but a flat denial ; for if you are silent , or hesitate , or evade , it will be held equivalent to a confession . But stay , Sir , here is another case . Supposing ...
Page xxxvii
... important fact , that a distinguished living individual was known to have held a subordinate place in the War Office , and to have withdrawn from it at the time and in the manner Junius describes . What could be more natural than the ...
... important fact , that a distinguished living individual was known to have held a subordinate place in the War Office , and to have withdrawn from it at the time and in the manner Junius describes . What could be more natural than the ...
Page xlii
... important chain of corrobo- rative testimony is derived from the fact that neither Junius nor Sir P. Francis was in parliament . Both , however , fre- quented the gallery of the House of Commons in 1770 and 1771 , and both took notes of ...
... important chain of corrobo- rative testimony is derived from the fact that neither Junius nor Sir P. Francis was in parliament . Both , however , fre- quented the gallery of the House of Commons in 1770 and 1771 , and both took notes of ...
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accounts addressed answer appears assure believe Burke Calcraft cause character conduct constitution correspondent corruption court Crosby crown declared doubt Duke of Grafton Earl of Chatham edition fact favour friends Garrick gentleman GEORGE ONSLOW give Grenville Hillsborough honour hope House of Commons Junius's Letters justice King King's Lady Francis late Letters of Junius liberty Lord Barrington Lord Bute Lord Camden Lord Chatham Lord Holland Lord Mansfield Lord Mayor Lord North Lordship Majesty Majesty's mean measures ment ministers ministry Miscellaneous Letter Monday never Onslow opinion paper parliament party person political present principles printer Private Letter proof Public Advertiser published question reason received respect Sawbridge secret secretary signature Sir James Lowther Sir Jeffery Amherst Sir Philip Francis spirit supposed tell thought tion to-morrow Townshend Wilkes Wilkes's wish Woodfall write
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Page xxi - That respectable body, of which I have the honour of being a member, affords every evening a sight truly English. Twenty or thirty perhaps, of the first men in the^ kingdom, in point of fashion and fortune, supping at little tables covered with a napkin, in the middle of a coffee-room, upon a bit of cold meat, or a Sandwich, and drinking a glass of punch.