 | Thomas Campbell - 1807 - 556 էջ
...do. We, your majesty's commons in Great , , Britain, give and grant to your majesty, — what ; 1766. our own property ? No, — we give and grant to your...is an absurdity in terms. The distinction between taxation and legislation is essentially necessary to liberty. The crown and the peers are equally legislative... | |
 | Trinidad. [Appendix.] - 1807 - 238 էջ
...give and grant what is our own: but in an American tax what do we do ? We, your Majesty's commons fpr Great Britain, give and grant to your Majesty, what...your Majesty the property of your Majesty's commons in America. It is an absurdity in terms."* And LOCKE declares^ that " if any one shall claim a power... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - 1807 - 312 էջ
...what is our own. But in an American tax, what do we do ? We, your Majesty's Commons of Great-Britain, give and grant to your Majesty, what ? our own property...your Majesty, the property of your Majesty's Commons ot America. It is an absurdity in terms. ^ There is an idea in some, that the Colonies are virtually... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 էջ
...give and grant what is our own. But in an American tax, what do we do ? We your majesty's commons for Great Britain give and grant to your majesty, what?...give and grant to your majesty, the property of your majes^ ty's commons of America. It is an absurdity in terms. The distinction between legislation and... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1809 - 608 էջ
...give and grant what is our own. But in an American tax, what do we do ? We, your majesty's commons of Great Britain, give and grant to your majesty, what...we give and grant to your majesty the property of the commons of America. It is an absurdity in terms. The distinction between legislation and taxation... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 474 էջ
...your Majesty's Commons for Great Britain give and grant to your Majesty, what? Our own property?—No. We give and grant to your Majesty, the property of your Majesty's Commons of America.—It is an absurdity in terms. ' The distinction between legislation and taxation is essentially... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - 1811 - 316 էջ
...what is our own. Ikit in an American tax, what do we do? We, your Majesty's Commons of GreatBritain, give and grant to your Majesty, what? our own property?...Majesty's Commons of America. It is an absurdity in terms. There is an idea in some, that the colonies are virtually represented in this House. I would fain know... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 էջ
...But in an American tax, what do we dor We, your majesty's commons of Great Britain, give ami '4rant to your majesty, what? our own property? —No, we give and grant to your majesty the property ofthc commons of America. It is an absurdity in terms. The distinction between legislation and taxation... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1813 - 726 էջ
...give and grant what is our own. But in an American tax, what do we do ? We: your Majesty's Commons of Great Britain, give and grant to your Majesty, what?...legislative powers with the Commons. If taxation be a pnrt of simple legislation, the Crown, the Peers, have rights in taxation as well as yourselves : rights... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - 1824 - 524 էջ
...give and grant what is our own. But in an American tax, what do we do.? We, your majesty's commons of Great Britain, give and grant to your majesty, what...we give and grant to your majesty the property of the commons of America. It is an absurdity in terms. The distinction between legislation and taxation... | |
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Great Britain, give and grant to your Majesty" — what ? Our own property ! No ! ' ' We give and grant to your Majesty" the property of your Majesty's commons of America! 
