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Parliaments (see Goths). Remarks on their origin in England, xvi. 40. 204. Why called frequently by Henry I, under different appellations, 40. The word parliament, as used by old authors, ambiguous, 91. King William, by ill advice, adverse to a bill for the frequent meeting of parliaments, i. 526. That prejudice in vain attempted to be removed by sir W. Temple and Swift, ibid. The constitution of them described, vi. 142. No farther crime than ill manners, to differ in opinion from the majority of both houses of parliament, iii. 23. Parliaments differ as much as princes, 205. The first which sat after the great change in queen Anne's ministry, chosen entirely by the inclination of the people, without the influence of the court, 95. 196. The character of that parliament, 174; and of Mr. Bromley, their speaker, 176. The many great things done by that parliament in their first session, 245. Their spirited representation of the injurious treatment of the queen and nation by their several allies, iv. 127. The commons can put a stop to all government, if they dislike the proceedings, 365. Absurdities in the choice, qualification, representation, and privilege, of members, x. 305. The old method of granting supplies described, iv. 157. Annual ones necessary to our liberties, xiv. 21. Bill for limiting members to a certain number of places, xv. 274. Affairs at a desperate crisis when a minister can procure a majority to screen him from just punishment, xvi. 299. See House of Commons.
Parnell (Dr). Recommended to archbishop King, by Swift, to succeed to the prebend vacated by his being chosen dean of St. Patrick's, xi. 259. His poem, entitled "On Queen Anne's Peace," presented by Dr. Swift to lord Bolingbroke, xv. 349. Introduced to that lord, and greatly liked by him, 353]], 354; and by the lord treasurer, 375. His admiration of lady Bolingbroke, 385. His wife's death and character, 114.
Parties. A pernicious circumstance relative to them, ii. 342. A wonderful contrivance for reconciling them, vi. 218. Are absolutely necessary in an English parliament, iv. 258. Every man adjusts his principles to those of the party he has chosen, v. 107. The ignorant the most violent party men, xvii. 373. A scheme for recovery of the credit of any party, xvii. 287. We should converse with the deserving of both parties, iii. 3. Advantages of writing for a party out of power, 109. The folly of party distinctions or aversions in mere trifles, 148. A metaphorical genealogy of party, 149. A prince descends from his dignity, who puts himself at the head of them, 178. The rise and progress of party names, 236. Ill effects of party, x. 58. 88. The names of whig and tory, applied to opposite parties, change their meaning, xi. 147. Their news not to be credited readily, xi. 136. See Faction.
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