Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 97 Johnson, Samuel 1709 1784 The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volume 10 Parlimentary Debates I Reading ease score: 30.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by David Widger, Jonathan Ingram, Tom Allen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volume 10" by Samuel Johnson is a historical compilation containing parliamentary debates, written during the early 19th century. This volume presents detailed discussions on various legislative issues, including the exportation of corn, the state of the army, and debates on seditious papers. The work reflects Johnson's insight into the mechanisms of government and the conditions of British politics during a tumultuous time, emphasizing the importance of public discourse in parliamentary proceedings. The opening of this volume introduces a collection of significant parliamentary debates from 1740 to 1742, which set the stage for understanding the political climate of the era. It discusses key issues such as the prohibition of corn exportation, highlighting the concerns of various colonies and the responses to petitions from different stakeholders. Johnson’s prefatory comments illuminate the evolution of public engagement with parliamentary process and the historical context that shaped these debates. The opening portion effectively establishes the significance of these discussions in understanding the balance between governmental authority and public concern, framing the text as a valuable resource for those interested in political history and rhetoric. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons -- History -- 18th century DA Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 1255837 1253861 2025-04-04T11:42:54.797769 2023-10-05T05:30:37.967746 text/html text/html 1251772 2020-12-19T20:40:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 404349 2020-12-19T20:40:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 499360 2025-04-04T11:43:07.994704 application/epub+zip 520220 2025-04-04T11:42:58.623777 application/epub+zip 500000 2025-04-04T11:42:57.191743 application/epub+zip 922489 2025-04-04T11:43:15.527640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 878832 2025-04-04T11:43:07.060713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 840312 2022-09-05T07:39:27.060665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1153209 1153119 2024-11-05T04:33:25.811096 2023-10-05T05:30:36.286717 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1154601 2020-12-19T20:40:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 392982 2020-12-19T20:40:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1154592 2020-12-19T20:40:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 392963 2020-12-19T20:40:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21441 2025-04-04T11:43:15.661631 application/rdf+xml 16780 2025-04-04T11:42:57.754732 image/jpeg 3789 2025-04-04T11:42:57.472719 image/jpeg 486600 2025-04-04T11:42:54.895762 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia