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| − | By uniform united and moderate | + | By uniform, united and moderate Conduct. how could I, -- |
with but a little common Sense after a little Experience, expect | with but a little common Sense after a little Experience, expect | ||
this End to be answer'd any more than the others? What Object | this End to be answer'd any more than the others? What Object | ||
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Mischeif, partial Interests, or partial Revenge, or at the best, a | Mischeif, partial Interests, or partial Revenge, or at the best, a | ||
little False Fame, a little Vanity? You may believe, Sir, | little False Fame, a little Vanity? You may believe, Sir, | ||
| − | /and indeed you saw/ how little I | + | /and indeed you saw/ how little I lent myself at any time to such |
a Situation, how weary I grew of it soon. But how to get out of | a Situation, how weary I grew of it soon. But how to get out of | ||
it in such a Country, and in such a Time as that was? I knew | it in such a Country, and in such a Time as that was? I knew | ||
but one way then, and I attempted that. I would not have been | but one way then, and I attempted that. I would not have been | ||
| − | rechosen into Parliament, but I was over born. | + | rechosen into Parliament, but I was over born. [[symbol]] |
To this Situation therefore I was dragg'd again, But as | To this Situation therefore I was dragg'd again, But as | ||
| − | + | the Passions of some Men blinded the Eyes of most part of that | |
opposition. They open'd too the Eyes of some. And when Men, who | opposition. They open'd too the Eyes of some. And when Men, who | ||
justly enough reproached their Antagonists with having | justly enough reproached their Antagonists with having | ||
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be dragg'd on no further, but betook myself to the Standard | be dragg'd on no further, but betook myself to the Standard | ||
of the Constitution, and resolved from that time, to engage under | of the Constitution, and resolved from that time, to engage under | ||
| − | no other Banner. | + | no other Banner. I knew at the time that in taking that |
unconnected part, I was doing nothing, But, however, I | unconnected part, I was doing nothing, But, however, I | ||
was at least not doing wrong. I was even in the way of doing | was at least not doing wrong. I was even in the way of doing | ||
| − | something within reach of doing Good, if a National | + | something within reach of doing Good, if a National [[symbol]] |
Occasion offered. That Occasion at last did offer. All the | Occasion offered. That Occasion at last did offer. All the | ||
Efforts of either Party produced the Stagnation only of | Efforts of either Party produced the Stagnation only of | ||
| − | Government. | + | Government. The King saw that and yeilded to the |
Torrent, But in yeilding to it, he directed its Current, he broke | Torrent, But in yeilding to it, he directed its Current, he broke | ||
it's Force, he reduced it into the natural and quiet Bounds again. | it's Force, he reduced it into the natural and quiet Bounds again. | ||
[[catchword]] He. [[/catchword]] | [[catchword]] He. [[/catchword]] | ||
Revision as of 11:51, 15 March 2019
By uniform, united and moderate Conduct. how could I, -- with but a little common Sense after a little Experience, expect this End to be answer'd any more than the others? What Object remain'd then but the Gratification of some Mens Passions, indigested Mischeif, partial Interests, or partial Revenge, or at the best, a little False Fame, a little Vanity? You may believe, Sir, /and indeed you saw/ how little I lent myself at any time to such a Situation, how weary I grew of it soon. But how to get out of it in such a Country, and in such a Time as that was? I knew but one way then, and I attempted that. I would not have been rechosen into Parliament, but I was over born. symbol
To this Situation therefore I was dragg'd again, But as the Passions of some Men blinded the Eyes of most part of that opposition. They open'd too the Eyes of some. And when Men, who justly enough reproached their Antagonists with having departed from the Principles upon which they had set out, departed not only from their own Principles as a Party, but from the plainest Rules of Justice and acted against the very Spirit of the constitution, and even against its plainest Forms, I would be dragg'd on no further, but betook myself to the Standard of the Constitution, and resolved from that time, to engage under no other Banner. I knew at the time that in taking that unconnected part, I was doing nothing, But, however, I was at least not doing wrong. I was even in the way of doing something within reach of doing Good, if a National symbol Occasion offered. That Occasion at last did offer. All the Efforts of either Party produced the Stagnation only of Government. The King saw that and yeilded to the Torrent, But in yeilding to it, he directed its Current, he broke it's Force, he reduced it into the natural and quiet Bounds again. catchword He. /catchword
