| English essays - 1766 - 758 pages
...of the constitution of this free country. The Americans are the fons, not the baftards of England. Taxation is no part of the governing or legislative...are a voluntary gift and grant of the commons alone. In legiflation the three clUtes of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the peers... | |
| English literature - 1766 - 520 pages
...colonies. He is of opinion, that taxation is no part of the governing or legislative power, and that the taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the commons alone. He next tells us, that in antient days the barons and the clergy gave and granted to the crown. They... | |
| John Almon - HISTORY - 1777 - 292 pages
...Americans are the fons, not the baftards, of England, Taxation is no part of the governing or legiflative power — The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the commons alone. In legiflation the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the peers... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1786 - 376 pages
...Americans are the fons, not the baftards, of England. Taxauon is no part of the governing or legiflative power. — The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant .of the Commons alone. In legiflation the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the Peers... | |
| John Almon, William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - Great Britain - 1792
...Americans are the fons, not the biftards, of England. Taxation is no part of the governing or legiflative power. —The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legiflation the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the Peers... | |
| English literature - 1766 - 752 pages
...Americans are the fans, not the baftards of England. Taxation is no part of the governing or legifI.iti.e power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legiflation the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the Peers... | |
| John Almon - Great Britain - 1793 - 542 pages
...are the ' fons, not the baftards of England. Taxai tion is no part of the governing or Icgiila' tive power. — The taxes are a voluntary « gift and grant of the Commons alone. In * legiflation the three eftates of the realm are * alike concerned, but the concurrence of ' the... | |
| William Belsham - Great Britain - 1795 - 492 pages
...kingdom to be sovereign and supreme in every circumstance of government and legislation whatsoever. Taxation is no part of the governing or legislative...voluntary gift and grant of the commons alone. The concurrence of the peers and of the crown is necessary only as a form of law. This house represents... | |
| William Belsham - Great Britain - 1795 - 388 pages
...circumftance of government and. legiflation whatfoever. Taxation. is no part of the governing or legiflative power; the taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. The concurrence of the Peers and of the Crown is neceflary only as a form of law. This Houfe reprefents... | |
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