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seems to have fallen into, by asking for Jail building
money from Parliament, to ease his County from
so much Poor-rate. It was but t'other day as Your
Lordship has been seeing that Acts of Parliament were
broke through by great persons to shake the burthen
off from government & throw them upon the Counties.
Great persons giving themselves this trouble lay the
burthen on the Counties: and already he calls upon
them to undo their own undoings, & get Parliament
to take it off the Counties! The Counties did I say? I beg his pardon — not all the Counties together
& by a general Act, but one County only &
that the richest in the kingdom, & by a particular
Act — by a priviligium which he wishes to see
made on purpose! — A more unfortunately-timed
pretension, to all appearance at least, surely was
never brought forward, than this which has been
thus insinuated by a gentleman who, I dare answer
for him, meant nothing less than to offend times
& reasons. — Ah! why did I not see that fatal page
before it made its escape out of the press! No human
being is insignificant, but that accident may throw
in his way the means of service. —
On this untoward occasion, what is there that
can be done for a gentleman, who in the midst of
his anxieties to steer clear of the rock of offence,
has thus run full upon it? — Step in once more,
my Lord, to his relief, for nothing less than a great
person can effect it. The seals of the fountain of
mercy are in Your Lordship's hands — grudge not a few
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panopticon versus new south wales |
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copy/fair copy sheet |
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john herbert koe |
1800 |
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letter was never sent; see note 8 to letter 1747, vol. 7 |
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