... in 1831. The rotten burghs of England were a standing reproach ; and had it not been for the interest which some influential Whig families had in that kind of property, schedule A. would undoubtedly have been much more comprehensive than it was. With that ...

... into contempt. We will admit that Mr. was clever, bold, and zealous. But his talent was for intrigue, his ardour was that of a whig-paid agent, and his daring was, in a political sense, synonymous with utter contempt of scruple. Eulightened cynics hate beeu ...