 I trust the house of lords will this day feel, that the hour is come, for which the wisdom of our ancestors established that respectable corps in the state, to prevent either the crown or the commons from encroaching on the rights of each other. Indeed,...  The Quarterly Review - Page 287edited by - 1827Full view - About this book
 | Gilbert Burnet (bp. of Salisbury.) - 1833 - 188 pages
...appoint a new ministry, appears by a letter written by his majesty to Mr. Pitt, in which he says, "' Should not the " lords stand boldly forth, this constitution...remaining privileges of the " crown are infringed, that of negativing bills, which have " passed both houses of parliament, and that of the minis" ters to be... | |
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