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" When, therefore, in this house we give and grant, we 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 ? Our own property ? No. "
History of the War of the Independence of the United States of America - Page 91
by Carlo Botta - 1837
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The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution: Or, Illustrations, by ..., Volume 1

Benson John Lossing - 1851 - 606 pages
...part of the governing or legislative power. Taxes are the voluntary gift or grant of the Commons alone When, therefore, in this House we give and grant,...American tax what do we do ? We, your majesty's Commons for Great Britain, give and grant to your majesty, what ? our own property ? No ; we give and grant...
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The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution ; Or, Illustrations, by ..., Volume 1

Benson John Lossing - 1851 - 594 pages
...part of the governing or legislative power. Taxes are the voluntary gift or grant of the Commons alone When, therefore, in this House we give and grant,...American tax what do we do ? We, your majesty's Commons for Great Britain, give and grant to your majesty, what ? our own property ? No ; we give and grant...
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Guy's new speaker, selections of poetry and prose from the best writers in ...

Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 pages
...ocean; and this House represents those Commons, the proprietors of the land, and those proprietors virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants. When,...tax, what do we do ? " We, Your Majesty's Commons for Great Britain, give and grant to Your Majesty," — What ? Our own property ? — No ! " We give...
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Select British Eloquence: Embracing the Best Speeches Entire, of the Most ...

Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1852 - 968 pages
...ocean; and this House represents those commons, the proprietors of the lands ; and those proprietors virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants. When,...tax, what do we do ? " We, your Majesty's Commons for Great Britain, give and grant to your Majesty"—what? Our own property ? No ! " We give and grant...
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Select British Eloquence; Embracing the Best Speeches Entire, of the Most ...

Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1852 - 978 pages
...the lands ; and those proprietors virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants. j When, iherefore, in this House, we give and grant, we give and grant...But in an American tax, what do we do? " We. your Majesty Commons for Great Britain, give and grant to your Majesty" — what? Our own property ? No...
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Select British Eloquence: Embracing the Best Speeches Entire, of the Most ...

Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1852 - 976 pages
...is only necessary to give it the form of law. " When, therefore, in this House," said his Lordship, "we give and grant, we give and grant what is our own. But in an American tax what do we do? We, yoar Majesty's Commons for Great Britain, give and grant to your Majesty — What ? Our own property...
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The Speeches of the Earl of Chatham, the Hon. R.B. Sheridan, Lord Erskine ...

William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1853 - 1016 pages
...ocean ; and this House represents those Commons, the proprietors of the lands, and those proprietors virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants. When,...American tax, what do we do ? We, your Majesty's Commons for Great Britain, give and grant to your Majesty, — what ? Our own property ? — No ! We give and...
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Select British Eloquence: Embracing the Best Speeches Entire, of the Most ...

Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1853 - 972 pages
...ocean ; and this House represents those commons, the proprietors of the lands ; and those proprietors virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants. When,...therefore, in this House, we give and grant, we give ami grant what is our own. But in an American tax, what do we do? "We, your Majesty's Commons for Great...
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HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM THE DISCOVERY OF THE AMERICAN CONTINENT

GEORGE BANCROFT - 1857 - 482 pages
...Taxation is no part of the governing power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the commons alone. 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 ? No. We give and grant to your majesty the property of your majesty's...
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The history of England, by D. Hume, continued by T. Smollett, and to the ...

David Hume - 1859 - 242 pages
...shown in what way the great bulk of the land had passed into the hands of the commons, he remarked — "When, therefore, in this house, we give and grant,...what is our own. But in an American tax what do we do ? WP, your majesty's commons of Great Britain, give and grant to your majesty — what ? our own property...
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