 | Samuel Bailey - Great Britain - 1835 - 474 pages
...understand him rightly) in favour of the coercive authority of such instructions. " Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative...satisfactions, to theirs ; and above all, ever, and in all cases, to prefer their interest to his own. But his unbiassed opinion, his mature judgment, his enlightened... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1835 - 652 pages
...understand him rightly) in favour of the coercive authority of such instructions. Certainly, gentlemen, o be subservient to yours. If that be all, the thing...of reason and judgment, and not of inclination ; cases, to prefer their interest to his own. But, his unhiassed opinion, his mature judgment, his enlightened... | |
 | Samuel Bailey - Great Britain - 1835 - 464 pages
...understand him rightly) in favour of the coercive authority of such instructions. " Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative...his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, his satisfac. tions, to theirs ; and above all, ever, and in all cases, to prefer their interest to his... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - Oratory - 1836 - 404 pages
...from the baseness of such an accuser. XXVI. DUTY OF A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.—Burke. Gentlemen—It ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative...satisfactions, to theirs ; and above all, ever, and in all cases, to prefer their interests to his own. But his unbiassed opinion, his mature judgment, his enlightened... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1837 - 744 pages
...understand him rightly) in favour of the coercive authority of such instructions. " Certainly, gentlemen, n this subject. I have been unwillingly drawn into...you do not wish for. On this point of instructions, cases, to prefer their interest to his own. But, his unbiassed opinion, his mature judgment, his enlightened... | |
 | Sir James Prior - 1839 - 646 pages
...understand him rightly, in favour of the coercive authority of such instructions. " Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative,...satisfactions to theirs ; and above all, ever and in all cases, to prefer their interest to his own. But his unbiassed opinion, his mature judgment, his enlightened... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1843 - 324 pages
...understand him rightly, in favor of a coercive authority of instructions from constituents. Certainly, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative,...most unreserved communication with his constituents, 2. Their wishes ought to have great weight with him ; their opinion high respect ; their business,... | |
 | Irishman - 1844 - 254 pages
...had been passed by, at a time when I have so little leisure to discuss it." " Certainly gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative...his duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasures, his satisfaction, to theirs ; and above all, ever and in all cases to prefer their interest to his own.... | |
 | Peter Burke - Politicians - 1845 - 490 pages
...PARLIAMENT, AND OBJECTIONS TO THEIR BEING PLEDGED TO THEIR CONSTITUENCY. — Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative...his pleasures, his satisfactions, to theirs ; and ahove all, ever, and in all cases, to prefer their interest to his own. But, his unbiassed opinion,... | |
 | Erasmus Darwin North - Elocution - 1846 - 454 pages
...successfully given by the speaker, if he enters earnestly into the argument. Itoughttobethe7«jj>pzness - and glory - of a representative, to live - in the...; / their opinion, high respect, / their business, \ tmremitted attention. / It is his duty, to sacrifice his repose, / his pleasures, / his satisfactions,... | |
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Certainly, gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative to live in the strictest union, the closest correspondence, and the most unreserved communication with his constituents. 
