Great movements, and those who achieved them (1882)
Nicoll, Henry James · New York, Harper & Bros. · leaf 297
THE REPEAL OF THE FISCAL RESTRICTIONS UPONLITERATURE AND THE PRESS. THOMAS MILNER GIBSON AND OTHERS. In the year 1712 the Tory ministers of Queen Anne, findingthat the Whig Press by its ability, force of invective, and at-tractiveness was undermining their influence in the country,determined to…