“At once divine and human laws control.”
Note 30, p. [272].—“We, the three hundred, have sworn the same.”
Note 31, p. [275].—Another futile attempt of Lord John Russell—this Reform Act of 1860. The county franchise was to be based on so low a rental as £10; the borough franchise went down to £6. Lord Palmerston opposed the Bill; and the country was apathetic. In the House, the measure dragged a serpentine length of dull speechmaking. Nobody—not even the Liberals—took it very seriously; and with the Tories the Bill got to be a joke. Finally, on June 11, 1860, its sponsor withdrew it.
Note 32, p. [276].—Shakespeare: “Henry IV.,” Part I., Act i., Scene iii., ll. 201–207.
Note 33, p. [278].—Samuel Butler: “Hudibras,” Part I., Canto 3, ll. 1047–1050.
Note 34, p. [278].—Shakespeare: “Henry IV.,” Part I., Act v., Scene i. An extract from ll. 128 et seq.
Note 35, p. [284].—A rough paraphrase of Isabella’s speech in “Measure for Measure,” Act ii., Scene ii., ll. 83, 84: “To-morrow! O, that’s sudden! Spare him, spare him! He’s not prepared for death,” etc.
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