Speech to the electors of Bristol (1774) [ Practices ]
… assure the worthy freemen, and this corporation, that, if the gentleman perseveres in the intentions, which his present warmth dictates to him, I will attend their cause with diligence, and I hope with effect. For, if I know any thing of … think there is not a shadow of doubt in the case. I do not imagine that you find me rash in declaring myself, or very forward in troubling you. From the beginning to the end of the election, I have kept silence in all matters of discussion. I … of proceeding that will recommend them to the favour of their fellow-citizens. But I confess, I should look rather aukward, if I had been the very first to produce the new copies of freedom, if I had persisted in producing them to the …
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