The Bartlett Mystery - 9781544609188

Some writers have explained the English constitution thus: The king, say they, is one, the people another; the peers are a house in behalf of the king, the commons in behalf of the people; but this hath all the distinctions of a house divided against itself; and though the expressions be pleasantly arranged, yet when examined, they appear idle and ambiguous; and it will always happen, that the nicest construction that words are capable of, when applied to the description of some thing which either cannot exist, or is too incomprehensible to be within the compass of description, will be words of sound only, and though they may amuse the ear, they cannot inform the mind, for this explanation includes a previous question, viz.

Author: Louis Tracy

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Mar 26, 2017

Number of Pages: 182 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1544609183

ISBN-13: 9781544609188